Does a jury have to accept or reject arguments proffered by the trier of fact in a civil case?

As the fact finder, the jury was entitled to accept one or more of these arguments proffered by Farnum and the evidence in support thereof. By the same logic, the jury also was entitled to reject these arguments and any such evidence, as turned out to be the case here. (See People v. Smith (2005) 37 Cal.4th 733, 739 [a court of review is bound to accept the factual and credibility determinations of the trier of fact]; see also People v. Mejia (2007) 155 Cal.App.4th 86, 93 [if substantial evidence exists to support a verdict, a

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