trivial defect doctrine
legal_issue
3 mentions
2 recordings
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 15 Jun
↑3 vs the 12 months before
Doctrine that a defect must pose a substantial risk to be non‑trivial
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Peak in the week of 12 Jun — 2 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentJeff SheltonCalifornia Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three · 4DCA Division 3 Oral Argument - 2026/06/15 - Jun 15, 2026 · 1:25:09 · 15 Jun
…The trivial defect doctrine um requires that the that the the alleged defect present uh not just…
Jeff SheltonCalifornia Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three · 4DCA Division 3 Oral Argument - 2026/06/15 - Jun 15, 2026 · 1:25:04 · 15 Jun
…defect was trivial as a matter of law.…
John RacchinelliCalifornia Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three · 4DCA Division 3 Oral Argument - 2026/02/19 - Feb 19, 2026 · 3:40:08 · 19 Feb
…If a danger is apparent to a reasonable person, defendant has no duty to fix it, as it is not foreseeable that a person would encounter it.…
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