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         2                      IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

         3                FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

         4                          CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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         6        ANDREW JAMES AND           : MARCH TERM, 1998
                  ANNA JAMES, H/W
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                        VS
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                  MAGED S. BOTROS, M.D.
         9        AND EBELE UFONDU, M.D.     : NO. 4102

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        11                              JUNE 2, 2000

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        13                        COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, J.
        16                               AND A JURY

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        21                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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                  APPEARANCES:
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         3                     CLEARFIELD, FEINMAN & GABER
                               BY:  JEFF B. FEINMAN, ESQUIRE
         4                          DANIEL FINELLI, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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                               WRIGHT, YOUNG AND MC GILVERY, P.C.
         7                     BY:  GEORGE L. YOUNG, JR., ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR MAGED S. BOTROS, M.D.
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                               GERMAN, GALLAGHER AND MURTAUGH
        10                     BY:  FRANK GEROLAMO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR EBELE UFONDU, M.D.
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         2        WITNESSES:
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                                    DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS
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         4        ROBERT SING,M.D.     79    84        87       134
                                       87    88        128
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         7        EXHIBITS
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         8        DU-1   CV OF DR. SING                      78
                  DU-2   1ST REPORT OF DR. SING              78
         9        DU-3   2ND REPORT OF DR. SING              78
                  DU-4   BLOW UP                             183
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         1                           COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR FULL

         2               NAME FOR THE RECORD.

         3                           THE WITNESS:  ROBERT T. SING.

         4                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

         5               HAND ON THE BIBLE.  STATE YOUR FULL NAME.

         6                     DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL ANSWER

         7               TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU

         8               TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS COURT

         9               SO HELP YOU GOD.

        10                           THE WITNESS:   I DO.

        11                     (WHEREUPON, THE WITNESS, HAVING BEEN

        12               FIRST DULY SWORN, WAS EXAMINED AND

        13               TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:)

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        17                        DIRECT EXAMINATION

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        19        BY MR. YOUNG:

        20        Q.     GOOD MORNING.  WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION,

        21        SIR?

        22        A.     I AM A DOCTOR.

        23        Q.     WOULD YOU TELL THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

        24        PLEASE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION AND
 
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         1        TRAINING?

         2        A.     I GRADUATED FROM URSINUS COLLEGE WITH A

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