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1 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
2 COUNTY OF CHARLESTON CIVIL ACTION NO: 00-CP-10-1181
00-CP-10-1183
3 SUSANNE COCKLE, as Guardian Ad Litem
for PHILLIP COCKLE, a Minor Under the
4 Age of Fourteen Years,
5 Plaintiff,
6 v.
7 JAMES T. MARTIN, JR., M.D., LOW COUNTRY
WOMEN\'S SPECIALISTS, BRYAN L. OHNING, M.D.,
8 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH
TRIDENT MERGER CORP., f/k/a NORTH TRIDENT
9 REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC., f/k/a COLUMBIA TRIDENT
MEDICAL CENTER, a/k/a TRIDENT HEALTH SYSTEMS,
10 d/b/a TRIDENT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,
11 Defendants.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
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SUSANNE COCKLE and JONATHAN COCKLE,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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JAMES T. MARTIN, JR., M.D., LOW COUNTRY
18 WOMEN\'S SPECIALISTS, BRYAN L. OHNING, M.D.,
NORTH TRIDENT MERGER CORP., f/k/a NORTH TRIDENT
19 REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC., f/k/a COLUMBIA TRIDENT
MEDICAL CENTER, a/k/a TRIDENT HEALTH SYSTEMS,
20 d/b/a TRIDENT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,
21 Defendants.
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DEPOSITION OF STEVEN M. DONN, M.D.
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1 DEPOSITION OF STEVEN M. DONN, M.D.
2 Taken on May 9, 2002, at 215 East Washington Street,
3 Ann Arbor, Michigan, at or about 5:45 p.m.
4 APPEARANCES:
5 For the Plaintiffs: (Via Telephone)
6 MR. O. FAYRELL FURR, JR.
Furr, Henshaw & Ohanesian
7 1900 Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577
8 (843) 626-7621
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For the Defendant James T. Martin, Jr., M.D.: (Via Telephone)
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MS. CHILTON SIMMONS
11 Hood Law Firm
172 Meeting Street
12 Charleston, South Carolina 29481
(843) 577-1219
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For the Defendant Trident Regional Medical Center:
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MR. JOHN M. HUDGINS, IV
15 Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC
999 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2700
16 Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 876-2700
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REPORTED BY: Robert E. Bouck, CSR-3530
18 Certified Shorthand Reporter
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I N D E X
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WITNESS:
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STEVEN M. DONN, M.D. Page
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Examination by Mr. Furr 3
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24 EXHIBITS:
25 Donn Deposition Exhibit No. 1 4
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1 Ann Arbor, Michigan
2 May 9, 2002
3 At or about 5:45 p.m.
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5 S T E V E N M. D O N N, M.D.,
6 having first been duly sworn or affirmed by the Notary Public,
7 was examined and testified as follows:
8 EXAMINATION
9 BY MR. FURR:
10 Q Dr. Donn, my name is Fayrell Furr. And I appreciate your
11 doing this deposition by phone t