IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                  FRANCIS REYNOLDS                   :  OCTOBER TERM, 1994

                        VS.

                  RICHARD A. BALDERSTON, M.D.        :  NO. 2823

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                          COURTROOM "G," COMPLEX LITIGATION COMPLEX
                                     WANAMAKER BUILDING
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                       APRIL 29, 1997

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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.

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                             TESTIMONY OF RANDAL R. BETZ, M.D.







                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                1321 ARCH STREET - SUITE 302
                                  PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107
                                       (215) 686-4240
 






                  APPEARANCES:


                               LAW FIRM: OMINSKY, WELSH, TANNER
                               BY:  JOSEPH L. MESSA, ESQUIRE
                                    MARK L. TANNER, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS



                               LAW FIRM: O'BRIEN AND RYAN
                               BY:  DANIEL F. RYAN, III, ESQUIRE
                                    CHRISTINE EGAN, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR DR. BALDERSTON



























                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                1321 ARCH STREET - SUITE 302
                                  PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107
                                       (215) 686-4240
 









                                         I_N_D_E_X
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                  WITNESSES:
                               DIRECT  CROSS REDIRECT  RECROSS
                  MARK LUCAS    5       9      40        45
                                10      23

                  ROYAL BUNIN   48      52      70       71
                                53      68

                  MRS. REYNOLDS 73      103

                  DR. BETZ      114     122     213      216
                                126     158
 
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         1

         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         3

         4

         5                     (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED

         6               IN OPEN COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         7                           THE COURT:  WE ARE STARTING

         8               LATE ONCE AGAIN.  I FINALLY RESOLVED THIS

         9               MATTER THAT HAS BEEN TAKING MY TIME AND I

        10               HAD TO IMPINGE UPON ALL YOUR TIME AND I

        11               APOLOGIZE.  I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR

        12               PATIENCE AND COURTESY, MR. MESSA.

        13                           MR. MESSA:  THANK YOU.  WE HAVE

        14               TWO EXPERT WITNESSES IN THE COURTROOM THAT

        15               WE WOULD LIKE TO INTERRUPT MRS. REYNOLDS'

        16               TESTIMONY WITH SINCE THEY ARE HERE AND WE

        17               NEED TO GET THEM ON AND OFF.

        18                     WITH YOUR HONOR'S PERMISSION, THE

        19               PLAINTIFF CALLS MARK LUCAS.

        20                           COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR NAME

        21               FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

        22                           THE WITNESS:  MARK LUCAS.

        23                     (WHEREUPON, THE WITNESS, HAVING BEEN

        24               FIRST DULY SWORN, WAS EXAMINED AND
 
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         1               TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:)

         2

         3

         4                         -      -      -

         5                        DIRECT EXAMINATION

         6                         -      -      -

         7        BY MR. MESSA:

         8        Q.     GOOD MORNING, MR. LUCAS.

         9        A.     GOOD MORNING.

        10        Q.     WILL YOU TELL THE JURY WHAT YOUR OCCUPATION

        11        IS?

        12        A.     I AM A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

        13        CONSULTANT.

        14        Q.     CAN YOU E