What is the test for abuse of evidentiary evidence in a personal injury case?

Only relevant evidence is admissible. (Evid. Code, 350.)³ Evidence is relevant if it has "any tendency to prove or disprove any disputed fact that is of consequence to determination of the action." ( 210.) A trial court may exclude relevant evidence "if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will (a) necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create a substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury." ( 352.) Evidence is unduly prejudicial if it tends to evoke an emotional bias against a party or lead the jury to prejudge a person based on extraneous factors. (People v. Cowan (2010) 50 Cal.4th 401, 475.) We review the trial court's evidentiary rulings for an abuse of discretion, keeping in mind that a trial court has no discretion to admit irrelevant evidence. ( 350; People v. Covarrubias (2015) 236 Cal.App.4th 942, 947-948.)

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