What is relevant evidence in a personal injury case?

Only relevant evidence is admissible at trial. (Evid. Code, 350.) "Relevant evidence" is statutorily defined as evidence "having any tendency in reason to prove or disprove a disputed fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action." (Evid. Code, 210.) Under Evidence Code section 352, relevant evidence may be excluded when "its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will (a) necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury." We review a trial court's ruling regarding relevance and admissibility under Evidence Code section 352 for abuse of discretion. (People v. Merriman (2014) 60 Cal.4th 1, 74.) Under this deferential standard, we will not reverse "unless it is shown ' "the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice." [Citation.]' " (Ibid.)