
Injury and Insult
During what should be a routine workers' compensation hearing, the company's legal counsel reveals surveillance footage that allegedly contradicts your account of a back injury sustained while operating heavy machinery. With mounting medical bills and rent due next week, you must defend your credibility against their accusations of insurance fraud.
Challenges
20
Survivors
3
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Injured Warehouse Worker
Conversation Partner
Attorney Marcus Thorne
Setting
Corporate conference room with mahogany table, harsh overhead fluorescents casting stark shadows. Glass walls expose a panoramic view of the city below.
Location
Thorne & Associates Law Offices, 43rd Floor
Learning Objectives
Maintain consistent narrative of injury events without contradicting initial report
Challenge the legitimacy of unexplained surveillance footage without seeing it
Document specific details of workplace safety violations without appearing vindictive
About This Scenario
During what should be a routine workers' compensation hearing, the company's legal counsel reveals surveillance footage that allegedly contradicts your account of a back injury sustained while operating heavy machinery. With mounting medical bills and rent due next week, you must defend your credibility against their accusations of insurance fraud.
How It Starts
“Before we proceed, I should inform you that we've obtained some... interesting footage from the parking lot on March 15th. Would you like to revise your previous statement about the injury occurring inside the warehouse?”
This is how Attorney Marcus Thorne's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#33
Category
General
Location Tag
Thorne & Associates Law Offices, 43rd Floor
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