Can a defendant challenge the jury instructions provided to a jury in a personal injury case?

Defendant claims the jury instructions provided with regard to these theories were erroneous. Defendant did not challenge the relevant instructions below. (See People v. Samaniego (2009) 172 Cal.App.4th 1148, 1163 [party forfeits challenge to instructions that correctly state the law in general, even if the instructions are misleading in the particular case].) We address the merits of his contentions of instructional error, both because defendant contends the alleged errors affected his substantial rights ( 1259) and because defendant argues in the alternative that he received ineffective assistance of counsel with regard to the jury instructions.