Benjamin Ikuta

Benjamin T. Ikuta is the founding partner at Ikuta Hemesath LLP in Santa Ana, where he concentrates his practice entirely on medical malpractice on the plaintiff side. Ben can be reached at ben@ih-llp.com.

Articles written by this author:

Trying your case during the COVID-19 pandemic

A loss at a medical malpractice trial leads to useful introspection on the value and challenges of going to trial in this time of COVID

Benjamin Ikuta
Jason Argos

2021 January

Does MICRA apply to that fall in the doctor’s office?

[[case]]Flores[[/case]] and its progeny and their impact on whether MICRA controls your case or it proceeds as a premises-liability action

Benjamin Ikuta

2022 March

Break the law, don’t harm your client

Don’t follow CCP § 364 in your medical malpractice cases

Benjamin Ikuta

2023 February

The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition

When deposing a physician defendant, asking about expectations is an effective way to circumvent objections that the question “calls for expert testimony”

Benjamin Ikuta

2023 October

A plaintiff’s own pre-treatment negligence cannot support a finding of comparative fault

A med-mal defendant should not be permitted to use the plaintiff’s own pre-treatment negligence to support a finding of comparative fault

Benjamin Ikuta

2025 January

Pretrial settlements and their impact on your verdict

Calculating and reducing setoffs in personal-injury and medical-malpractice cases

Benjamin Ikuta

2025 October