What is the test for reversing a decision in a personal injury case?

The court relied on proper legal standards. Thus we look to whether its decision "'"'falls within the permissible range of options set by the legal criteria.'"'" (Robbins v. Alibrandi (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 438, 452.) There is no basis to reverse unless "the amount awarded is so large or small that it shocks the conscience and

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suggests that passion and prejudice influenced the determination." (Akins v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1127, 1134.) There is nothing to suggest that here.