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         3                         IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

         4                   FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

         5                             CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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         7           JOSEPH CAMM AND MARY CAMM  : MAY TERM, 2000
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        10           ALFRED P. MARCHETTI, D.O., : NO. 3983
                     ET AL.                     :
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                                         FEBRUARY 5, 2003
        13                           COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                    PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                                             VOLUME IV
        16                  TESTIMONY OF LEONARD F. HIRSH, M.D.

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                     BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, J.
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                                  LAYSER & FREIWALD
         6                        BY:  AARON FREIWALD, ESQUIRE
                                       PATRICIA GIORDANO, ESQUIRE
         7                        COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF

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                                  STAHL AND DE LAURENTIS, P.C.
        10                        BY:  JAMES F. GALLO, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT,
        11                        DR. ALFRED MARCHETTI

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                                  GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        21                        OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                  COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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                     MARY CAMM       4       27
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                     DR. HIRSH       34       38
         8                           45       81       115

         9           DR. MARCHETTI   117      153      190

        10           DR. PRIPSTEIN   194      216      230
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         2                            MORNING_SESSION
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         5                              (THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED IN

         6                     OPEN COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         7                         THE COURT:  GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND

         8                     GENTLEMEN.  MR. FREIWALD, MISS GIORDANO,

         9                     YOU MAY PROCEED.

        10                        MR. FREIWALD:  THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

        11                     AT THIS TIME WE CALL MARY CAMM.

        12                        COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR FULL NAME,

        13                     PLEASE.

        14                        THE WITNESS:  MARY CAMM.

        15                        COURT CRIER:  DO SWEAR THAT YOU WILL

        16                     ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO

        17                     YOU TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS

        18                     COURT SO HELP YOU GOD.

        19                        THE WITNESS:   I DO.

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        23                           DIRECT EXAMINATION

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