The record
In LAOSD Asbestos Cases (Chapman v. Avon Products, Inc.), Nos. B327749 & B330345 (Cal. Ct. App., filed Feb. 11, 2026, certified for publication Mar. 4, 2026), the court affirmed a judgment of $40,831,453 compensatory and $10.3 million punitive damages, with Avon apportioned 90% at fault. The opinion also documents a September 1973 Avon memo showing asbestos at 0.1-2% across Italian, Alabama, North Carolina, and Montana talc sources, and Dr. William Longo's testing of vintage Cashmere Bouquet bottles with over 77% positive for amphibole asbestos.
Claim scope
The affirmed judgment figures, the 1973 Avon internal testing memo, and the Longo vintage-bottle testing results — all from the published opinion.
What this source does not establish
Legal-press figures of '~$36M compensatory / $52.1M total' are wrong on both components and the total — use only the opinion's numbers. The affirmance rests substantially on waiver and abuse-of-discretion review — a weaker holding than 'the court endorsed Longo's science' — and must be described precisely. Only the March 4, 2026 certification makes the opinion citable. The Avon Chapter 11 dates and Liquidation Trust are not verified from this record.
Limitations
Cite by B327749/B330345 with both the filed and certified dates until a reporter citation issues. Describe the evidentiary holding as waiver plus no-abuse-of-discretion.
Source
Case Citation — Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist. Div. 8, Nos. B327749 & B330345, filed 2/11/26, certified for publication 3/4/26 — Cal.App.5th reporter citation NOT YET VERIFIED