The record
A California appellate court remanded a talcum-powder mesothelioma case against a cosmetic talc manufacturer for the trial court to reach an unresolved issue.
Claim scope
A published state appellate opinion documenting cosmetic talcum-powder mesothelioma litigation against Colgate-Palmolive, described in the opinion as 'a talcum powder man[ufacturer]'; records that 'Alfaro was diagnosed with mesothelioma in her lungs and abdomen in 2015, at age 38.'
What this source does not establish
The asbestos-exposure basis is the plaintiff's allegation. Disposition is a remand — 'We therefore remand to allow the trial court to reach that issue in the first instance' — so nothing is finally decided on the merits.
Limitations
Both reporter cites DIRECTLY INDEXED.
Source
Case Citation — Alfaro v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (In re LAOSD Asbestos Cases), 25 Cal. App. 5th 1116, 236 Cal. Rptr. 3d 490 (2018)