Mondrosch

introduction of the deemed admissions in exchange for the ability of both defendants to present evidence on causation. At the time plaintiffs agreed to the compromise instruction on the eve of trial, they had not retained any experts or taken any discovery of the defense experts on causation. Having made a bargain that allowed them to rely on the deemed admissions to prove their case (and potentially recover from both defendants), they cannot now, after receiving a defense verdict, argue the instruction was error. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. The Accident On September 6, 2017 at approximately 11:20 p.m., Adams was riding her bicycle northbound against traffic on the edge of

3 the number 3 lane2 of Sepulveda Boulevard south of Stagg Street in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. She was traveling at approximately nine miles per hour when Limon, driving a sedan heading east on Stagg Street, turned right onto Sepulveda Boulevard without stopping. Limon then headed southbound on Sepulveda Boulevard in the number 3 lane, traveling 16 to 17 miles per hour, when his car collided nearly head-on with Adams. Adams was projected onto the hood of Limon’s car with…