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                            IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS



                              OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO





                 JAMES M. GIBBS,

                             Plaintiff,          Case Number

                      v.                          CV 474760

                 FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

                             Defendant.





                             Videotape deposition of JAY S.

                 THOMPSON, called for examination under the

                 statute, taken before me, Jaci R. Traver, RPR,

                 CRR, and Notary Public in and for the State of

                 Ohio, at the offices of Kelley & Ferraro, LLP,

                 1901 Penton Media Building, 1300 East Ninth

                 Street, Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday, the 3rd day

                 of March 2003 at 6:16 p.m.

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                 APPEARANCES:



                       On behalf of the Plaintiff:

                             Kelley & Ferraro, LLP, by

                             ROBERT A. MARCIS, II, ESQ.

                             1901 Penton Media Building

                             1300 East Ninth Street

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44114

                             (216) 575-0777



                       On behalf of the Defendant:

                             Rademaker, Matty,

                             McClelland & Greve, by

                             THOMAS F. GREVE, ESQ.

                             55 Public Square, Suite 1775

                             Cleveland, Ohio  44113

                             (216) 621-6570



                 ALSO PRESENT:

                             Patrick Von Ahn, Video Technician

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            1                VIDEO TECHNICIAN:  On the record.

            2    6:16 p.m.  March 3, 2003.  This is the

            3    videotaped videoconference deposition of Jay S.

            4    Thompson, M.D., taken in the case of James M.

            5    Gibbs, Plaintiff, versus Ford Motor Company,       18:15:39

            6    Defendant.

            7                We are located at 1408 Bayview

            8    Court