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 1                 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
 2                   CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO
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 5   BARBARA RAM, et al.,            )  Case No. 424910
 6                Plaintiffs,        ) 
 7            vs.                    )  Pages 1 - 97
 8   THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION,)
 9                Defendant.         )
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13   VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF:  
14                 MELVIN J. SILVERSTEIN, M.D.
15                 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2001
16                 3:44 P.M.
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22   Reported by:  
23             ALFRED J. LONG
24             CSR No. 2024
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 1            VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF MELVIN J. 
 2   SILVERSTEIN, M.D., taken on behalf of the Defendant 
 3   at 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 7415, Los Angeles, 
 4   California, on Thursday, October 18, 2001, at 
 5   3:44 p.m., before ALFRED J. LONG, CSR No. 2024. 
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 7   APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL: 
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 9   FOR THE PLAINTIFF:
10            KAMPINSKI & MELLINO CO., L.P.A.
11            BY:  LAUREL A. MATTHEWS, ESQ.
12            1370 Ontario Street, Suite 1530
13            Cleveland, Ohio 44113
14            (216) 781-4110
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16   FOR DEFENDANT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION:
17            BONEZZI, SWITZER, MURPHY & POLITO 
18            CO., L.P.A. 
19            BY:  WILLIAM D. BONEZZI, ESQ.
20            526 Superior Avenue, Suite 1400
21            Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1491
22            (216) 875-2767
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24   ALSO PRESENT:
25            BRIAN MESSNER, VIDEOGRAPHER

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 4   MELVIN J. SILVERSTEIN, M.D.
 5                    (By Mr. Bonezzi)       5, 88
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 1                 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; 
 2           THURSDAY, OC