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Vera
Verbal Flashcards

Duty, breach, causation, damages — and the exceptions.

Negligence and strict liability drilled where the exceptions live.

Everyone knows the four elements. Points come from causation and the exceptions.

What Vera actually is

A phone call with someone who is not there. You say the thing out loud, they answer the way a real person would, and you get to do it again — as many times as it takes, with nobody listening.

1She calls youA real phone call, about ten seconds after you tap. Lock screen, headphones, car — wherever you take calls.
2She plays the other personNot a coach reading tips. Torts Law Drilling, with someone on the other end who answers back.
3She pushes when you are vagueFollow-up questions, interruptions when you ramble, and a straight read at the end on what landed.
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“What if I am bad at it?”Everyone is, on the first one. That is the entire reason it happens here and not there.
“What if I do not know what to say?”She asks first and follows up on whatever you answer. You never start from a blank page.
“What if it is awkward?”It is, for about twenty seconds. Then it is a conversation, and nobody heard the twenty seconds.

Not practising doesn’t save you anything.

The ticket, the evening, the weeks of applying — all of it is spent before anyone says a word. The practice is the only cheap part, and the only part that changes how the rest goes.

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What she'll actually ask

She asks these the way a real person would, then follows up on whatever you say.

  1. Was there a duty here, and what is the exception you are relying on?
  2. Walk me through proximate cause, not just but-for.
  3. Does strict liability apply instead? Why?
  4. What defenses are available?
  5. What is the intervening cause, and does it break the chain?
More about this one

Every torts student can recite duty, breach, causation, and damages, which is exactly why those four elements are not where the marks are. Scores separate on proximate cause, on the duty exceptions, and on knowing when strict liability displaces negligence entirely. Vera drills the exceptions specifically, and pushes on causation until your analysis is more than the word foreseeable.

What she listens for

Causation depthSaying foreseeable without doing the analysis is the standard weak answer.
Exception recallThe duty exceptions are where torts questions actually differentiate.
Defense completenessDefenses are frequently omitted entirely under time pressure.
  • torts law
  • negligence elements
  • proximate cause
  • intervening cause
  • strict liability
  • duty exceptions
  • comparative negligence
  • products liability
“'Foreseeable' was doing all my analytical work. Once it stopped accepting that word I had to actually learn causation.”
Diego F., 1L

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Common questions

Which torts areas does it cover?

Negligence, intentional torts, strict liability, and products liability. Name your focus in the prompt.

Good for finals?

Yes — the exceptions and defenses are what final exam fact patterns are built around.

Should I verify what it says?

Use it for recall and application practice, and check doctrine against your casebook and outline.

What if I am bad at it?

Everyone is, on the first one. That is the entire reason it happens here and not there.

What if I do not know what to say?

She asks the first question and follows up on whatever you answer. You never start from a blank page.

What if it is awkward?

It is, for about twenty seconds. Then it is a conversation, and nobody heard the twenty seconds.

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