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         2                      IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

         3                FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

         4                          CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

         5                                -  -  -

         6        JENNIFER BLITZER AND CHARLES :  AUGUST TERM, 1998
                  BLITZER, AS PARENTS AND NATURAL GUARIDANS
         7        OF HANNAH BLITZER

         8                 VS

         9        BETSY OSTROW, MD           : NO 2610
                         AND
        10        ANN ROBERTO, CRNP
                         AND
        11        CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES OF
                  THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA HEALTH SYSTEM
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                                     FEBRUARY 26, 2001
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                             EXAMINATION OF DANIEL ADLER, MD
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                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
        17                       PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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        19        BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, J
                                         AND A JURY
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                               GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
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         3        APPEARANCES:

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         5                     BY:  MICHAEL J D'ANIELLO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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                               MYLOTTE, DAVID AND FITZPATRICK
         8                     BY:  CHARLES A FITZPATRICK, III, ESQUIRE,
                               COUNSEL FOR ANN ROBERTO, CRNP
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                               GERMAN, GALLAGHER AND MURTAUGH
        11                     BY:  FRANK GEROLAMO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR BETSY OSTROW, MD
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                               O'BRIEN AND RYAN
        14                     BY:  JOHN F O'BRIEN, III, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES
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        23                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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         2                              INDEX
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                  WITNESSES:
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                                 DIRECT   CROSS    REDIRECT  RECROSS
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                  DANIEL ADLER     8       15        93        99
         6                               18, 68
                                           80
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         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         5                     (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE

         6               IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE

         7               JURY:)

         8                           THE COURT:  GOOD MORNING,

         9               EVERYONE  I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD WEEKEND

        10                     MR FITZPATRICK

        11                           MR FITZPATRICK:  YES, YOUR

        12               HONOR  YOUR HONOR, MY UNDERSTANDING IS

        13               THAT THE NEXT WITNESS CALLED WILL BE DANIEL

        14               G ADLER, MD, CALLED AS AN EXPERT WITNESS

        15               BY PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL

        16                           THE COURT:  I THINK DR ADLER

        17               IS CAUSATION

        18                           MR D'ANIELLO:  AND STANDARD OF

        19               CARE FOR THE NURSE PRACTITIONER

        20                           MR FITZPATRICK:  THAT'S MY

        21               OBJECTION  IF HE IS GOING TO TESTIFY AS TO

        22               STANDARD OF CARE, I WOULD OBJECT THAT IT'S

        23               CUMULATIVE, YOUR HONOR, MEANING WE JUST

        24               CA