IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                  ESTATE OF JOSEPH SAGGESE       : OCTOBER 1998
                  BY ADMINISTRATRIX LISA SAGGESE
                  AND LISA SAGGESE AND THOMAS
                  FUHRMEISTER, H/W

                      VS.

                  DAVID DZURINKO, M.D.           :  NO. 1084

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                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                      JANUARY 18, 2001

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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE
                                         AND A JURY
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                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R., OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                    LAND TITLE BUILDING
                                    100 S. BROAD STREET
                                        SECOND FLOOR
                             PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19110
                                       (215) 683-8056


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                  APPEARANCES:




                               BY: SALVATORE J. CUCINOTTA, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS




                               LAW FIRM: KENT AND MC BRIDE, P.C.
                               BY:  JAMES L. MOORE, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT




















                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                    LAND TITLE BUILDING
                                    100 S. BROAD STREET
                                        SECOND FLOOR
                             PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19110
                                       (215) 683-8056


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                                         I_N_D_E_X
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                  WITNESSES:
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                                   DIRECT   CROSS    REDIRECT  RECROSS

                  LISA SAGGESE       23        51       54       55

                  JOSEPH FUHRMEISTER 57

                  ANDREW VERZILLI    75        94      105

                  STUART WEINER     108       152      169      170
                                    125




                                       EXHIBITS
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                  NAME      DESCRIPTION                 PAGE
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                  D-1       X-RAY REPORT                  52

                  P-20      DOCUMENT                      54

                  P-19      REPORT                        74

                  P-21      C.V. OF DR. VERZILLI          78

                  D-2       C.V. OF DR. WEINER           110

                  D-3       REPORT OF DR. WEINER         126

                  D-4       X-RAY ULTRASOUND REPORT      149
 
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         1                           MR. CUCINOTTA:  GOOD AFTERNOON,

         2               YOUR HONOR.  OUR NEXT WITNESS IS DR.

         3               VERZILLI.

         4                           COURT CRIER:  FOR THE RECORD

         5               PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME.

         6                           THE WITNESS:  ANDREW C.

         7               VERZILLI.

         8                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

         9               HAND ON THE BIBLE.

        10                     DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL ANSWER

        11               TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU

        12               TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS COURT

        13               SO HELP YOU GOD?

        14                           THE WITNESS:   I DO.

        15

        16

        17                          -     -     -

        18                        DIRECT EXAMINATION

        19                          -     -     -

        20        BY MR. CUCINOTTA:

        21        Q.     MR. VERZILLI, WHAT KIND OF WORK DO YOU DO?

        22        A.     I AM A PRINCIPAL IN THE FIRM, A PARTNER IN

        23        THE FIRM OF VERZILLI AND VERZILLI AND CONSULTANTS.

        24        WHAT WE DO IS PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMICAL AND