In April of 2021, attorneys Jeffrey Milman and Benjamin Ikuta of Hodes Milman settled a birth injury case against a hospital and OBGYN for $5,700,000. The birth injury settlement was obtained in connection with an infant who received brain damage...
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MICRA Magnifies Problems with the California Medical Board
Attorney Benjamin Ikuta recently wrote a powerful article on medical malpractice, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) caps, and the little-known ways in which medical boards often protect medical professionals over the health and safety of the general...
Hodes Milman Congratulates This Year’s 2021 Super Lawyers Rising Stars Honorees
Hodes Milman would like to congratulate attorneys Benjamin Ikuta, Michelle Hemesath, and Lee Weiss, who were selected as 2021 Southern California Rising Stars Honorees by Super Lawyers. Benjamin Ikuta was selected in the 'Up-and-Coming 100: 2021 Southern California...
O.C. Nurse Faces Investigation After Allegedly Assaulting 3 Patients at Providence Mission Hospital
Multiple female patients have reported that a registered nurse sexually molested them while receiving care and treatment at Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California. On June 30, 2021, local authorities arrested Paul Alden Miller for sexual battery and...
Hodes Milman Attorneys Obtain $165,000 Verdict on Behalf of 95-Year Old Malpractice Victim
Attorneys Benjamin Ikuta and Michelle Hemesath of Hodes Milman obtained a verdict of $165,884.48 on behalf of 95-year old client Gloria Mikeler. Mikeler suffered a traumatic hip fracture at the age of 93. Before her surgery at Sherman Oaks Hospital on September 14,...
Grabowski Ruling Will Help Ensure a Fair Arbitration Process
Attorney Benjamin Ikuta recently issued an analysis of Grabowski v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. No. D076968) a landmark Kaiser arbitration case. The analysis, published in The Los Angeles Daily Journal, explains that the case is critical in...
Kaiser Physician Overprescribes Hydrocodone, Morphine, and Fentanyl in Riverside
On April 13, 2021, attorneys Benjamin Ikuta and Michelle Hemesath of Hodes Milman filed suit on behalf of one patient against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals after Kaiser Physician Michael Simental, M.D. repeatedly prescribed excessive hydrocodone, morphine, and fentanyl....
Hodes Milman Attorneys File Lawsuit Against Reza Ehsan, M.D. for Opioid and Narcotic Abuse on Behalf of Multiple Patients
Attorneys Benjamin Ikuta and Michelle Hemesath of Hodes Milman filed suit on April 2, 2021 on behalf of four patients who were illegally dispersed narcotic opioids and other medications under the table. Reza Ray Ehsan, M.D., a family practitioner, fabricated diagnoses...
$851.6 Million Settlement Obtained in George Tyndall USC Scandal
An $851.6 million settlement has been reached in the George Tyndall case involving sexual assault at the University of Southern California (USC). The former USC gynecologist has surrendered his medical license, as hundreds of women came forward with allegations of...
Hodes Milman Welcomes Attorney Michelle Buxton Hemesath
Hodes Milman is pleased to welcome Attorney Michelle Buxton Hemesath to the team. Michelle began her career representing healthcare providers and brings an intimate knowledge of how insurance companies handle lawsuits. Her practice now focuses on providing the best...