Chapman v. Avon Products, Inc. (2026) B327749; filed 2/11/26. ![[Files/CaseFiles/B327749.PDF]] [Opinion PDF](https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/B327749.PDF) ## Rule excerpts Expert testimony: after counsel agreed the challenge concerned reliability under Sargon, rather than novelty under Kelly. > Nonetheless, Avon has waived any claim that the trial court should have undertaken a strict Kelly analysis and required proof that Longo’s method was “generally accepted” in the scientific community. Put differently, Avon has waived any claim that Longo’s method was novel and required a Kelly analysis. — Chapman v. Avon Products, Inc. (2026), slip op., p. 14.