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# 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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january/trying-your-case-during-the-covid-19-pandemic "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta")
[Jason Argos](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jason-argos "Jason Argos")

[2021 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january)

[![Does MICRA apply to that fall in the doctor’s office?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ikuta-istock-941762260_8b7840500628e00500e0cd917168863f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/does-micra-apply-to-that-fall-in-the-doctor-s-office "Does MICRA apply to that fall in the doctor’s office?")

## [Does MICRA apply to that fall in the doctor’s office?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/does-micra-apply-to-that-fall-in-the-doctor-s-office "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta")

[2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march)

[![Break the law, don’t harm your client](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ikuta-istock-486332980_b5fc5b06c9f3df2c560036789af3f423.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/break-the-law-don-t-harm-your-client "Break the law, don’t harm your client")

## [Break the law, don’t harm your client](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/break-the-law-don-t-harm-your-client "Break the law, don’t harm your client")

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

[Benjamin Ikuta](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta")

[2023 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february)

[![The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ikuta-istock-1438395267_44ccfe4cf069cf2dfadbe81146ce48d5.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/the-objection-calls-for-expert-opinion-in-a-medical-malpractice-deposition "The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition")

## [The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/the-objection-calls-for-expert-opinion-in-a-medical-malpractice-deposition "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta")

[2023 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october)

## [A plaintiff’s own pre-treatment negligence cannot support a finding of comparative fault](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/a-plaintiff-s-own-pre-treatment-negligence-cannot-support-a-finding-of-comparative-fault "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta")

[2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january)

## [Pretrial settlements and their impact on your verdict](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/pretrial-settlements-and-their-impact-on-your-verdict "Pretrial settlements and their impact on your verdict")

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

[Benjamin Ikuta](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta")

[2025 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october)