Does a court commit error in instructing or failing to instruct the jury in a civil case?

We review de novo the question of whether a court commits error in instructing or failing to instruct the jury. (People v. Waidla (2000) 22 Cal.4th 690, 733; People v. Hernandez (2013) 217 Cal.App.4th 559, 568.)

In a criminal case, the jury verdict must be unanimous. (Cal. Const., art. 1, 16; People v. Russo (2001) 25 Cal.4th 1124, 1132 (Russo).) "As a general rule, when violation of a criminal statute is charged and the evidence establishes several acts, any one of which could constitute the crime charged, either the state must select the particular act upon

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