1





         1
                                     IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
         2
                               FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
         3
                                         CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION
         4
                                              -   -   -
         5
                       JAMES J. FARRELL, JR. AND     :  MARCH TERM, 2000
         6             ELIZABETH LEAHY FARRELL

         7                   VS.

         8             ALLEN E. LORD TERZIAN, M.D.,
                       HEM-ONC ASSOCIATES, INC,
         9             LEWIS M. FREDANE, M.D.,
                       NEUROCARE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.,
        10             ERIC M. LIPNACK, D.O. AND
                       FRANKFORD HOSPITAL-TORRESDALE  :  NO. 1731
        11
                                           -   -   -
        12
                                      SEPTEMBER 26, 2003
        13                         COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                  PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
        14
                                           -   -   -
        15
                                           VOLUME IX
        16

        17
                       BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.
        18                                 AND JURY

        19

        20

        21

        22

        23
                                    GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        24                          OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                    COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
        25
                                                                              2





         1

         2             APPEARANCES:

         3                          STIFF, WAITE, GROSS, SAGOSKIN AND
                                    GILMAN
         4                          BY:  BARRY L. GROSS, ESQUIRE
                                    CHRISTOPHER P. LAGAY, ESQUIRE
         5                          COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

         6

         7
                                    POST AND SCHELL, P.C.
         8                          BY:  DONALD H. CAMHI, ESQUIRE
                                    COUNSEL FOR ALLEN E. LORD TERZIAN,
         9                          M.D. AND HEM-ONC ASSOCIATES, INC.

        10

        11
                                    O'BRIEN AND RYAN
        12                          BY:  BART C. TUTTLE, ESQUIRE
                                    COUNSEL FOR LEWIS M. FREDANE, M.D.
        13                          AND NEUROCARE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

        14

        15
                                    WHITE AND WILLIAMS, LLP
        16                          BY:  NOREEN KEMETHER, ESQUIRE
                                    COUNSEL FOR ERIC M. LIPNACK, D.O.
        17

        18
                                    GOLDFEIN AND HOSMER
        19                          BY:  ROSEANNE LYNN BRENNER, ESQUIRE
                                    COUNSEL FOR FRANKFORD HOSPITAL
        20

        21

        22

        23
                                    GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        24                          OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                    COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
        25
                                                                              3





         1

         2

         3
                                             INDEX
                                             _____
         4

         5
                       WITNESSES:
                       _________ 
         6
                                      DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS
         7
                        SUSAN CUSACK     9     19       80
         8                              24     56
                                               78
         9

        10

        11

        12

        13

        14

        15

        16

        17

        18

        19

        20

        21

        22

        23

        24

        25
                                                                              4





         1

         2                             MORNING_SESSION
                                       _______ _______

         3

         4

         5                               (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING

         6                   TRANSPIRED IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE

         7                   PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         8                                    MS. BRENNER:  YOUR HONOR,

         9                   I WOULD REQUEST AN OFFER OF PROOF AS TO

        10                   MISS CUSACK.

        11                                    THE COURT:  NOW, IS MISS

        12                   CUSA