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

         7                 VS.
                     ALLEN E.LORD TERZIAN, M.D.,
         8           HEM-ONC ASSOCIATES, INC,
                     LEWIS M. FREDANE, M.D.,
         9           NEUROCARE DIAGNSTICS, INC.,
                     ERIC M. LIPNACK, D.O. AND
        10           FRANKFORD HOSPITAL-TORRESDALE  :  NO. 1731

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                                    SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
        12                       COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                                TESTIMONY OF BETSY BATES, R.N.
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                     BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.
        17           AND JURY

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                                  GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        24                        OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                  COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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                     APPEARANCES:
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                                  STIFF, WAITE, GROSS, SAGOSKIN AND
         3                        GILMAN
                                  BY:  BARRY L. GROSS, ESQUIRE
         4                        CHRISTOPHER P. LAGAY, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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                                  POST AND SCHELL, P.C.
         6                        BY:  DONALD H. CAMHI, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR ALLEN E. LORD TERZIAN,
         7                        M.D. AND HEM-ONC ASSOCIATES, INC.

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

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                                  WHITE AND WILLIAMS, LLP
        12                        BY:  NOREEN KEMETHER, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR ERIC M. LIPNACK, D.O.
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        14                        GOLDFEIN AND HOSMER
                                  BY:  ROSEANNE LYNN BRENNER, ESQUIRE
        15                        COUNSEL FOR FRANKFORD HOSPITAL

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                                  GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        21                        OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                  COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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                                           INDEX
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                                   DIRECT__CROSS__REDIRECT__RECROSS
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         3           WITNESSES
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                     BETSY BATES    4       25      33
         4                                  29

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         8                               EXHIBITS
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         2                              COURT CRIER:  COULD YOU STATE

         3                     YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND SPELL THEM

         4                     PLEASE.

         5                              THE WITNESS:  BETSY BATES.

         6                     B-E-T-S-Y  B-A-T-E-S.

         7                              COURT CRIER:  YOU DO SWEAR THAT

         8                     YOU WILL ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS

         9                     PUT TO YOU TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW

        10                     BEFORE THIS COURT SO HELP YOU GOD.

        11                              THE WITNESS:   I