The Association of Independent Judicial Interpreters of California (AIJIC) plans to oppose a motion to dismiss its lawsuit against One Call, a Florida-based workers’ compensation coordination company it accuses of stealing interpreter names and credentials since 2021. AIJIC filed the lawsuit in January 2024, but in May 2025, One Call filed a motion for summary judgment asking the Los Angeles Superior Court to dismiss the case.
AIJIC’s lawsuit states that One Call “employs individuals that are impersonating certified court interpreters in California worker’s compensation cases, resulting in harm to workers alleging industrial injuries who cannot proficiently speak or understand English, employers entitled to information on worker claims, insurance companies that must assess worker claims, courts that must hear worker claims, attorneys who are entitled to information on worker claims, and certified court interpreters.” The lawsuit cites California’s Unfair Competition Law, which protects against fraudulent business practices and false advertising.
In a recent note to its members, AIJIC writes, “We have 15 proven cases of interpreter fraud, but we believe there are more that went undetected. We also have uncovered additional instances where interpreters sent to a deposition by One Call were not certified despite being legally required to be certified.”
The AIJIC Board wrote in an email to colleagues, “Bringing legal action against One Call was not a decision that we made lightly. However, after a year of useless communications between our attorneys and One Call, this fraud continues with no apparent consequences. We felt that the huge financial risk that we’re taking to protect our profession is worth it, and we’re hopeful that we’ll prevail in court.”
In its motion to dismiss, One Call argues that the impersonations are no longer occurring and that the involved vendors were not employed by One Call. The motion, and AIJIC’s opposition, will be heard on January 8, 2026, at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles.
