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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, M.D.           : 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, M.D.
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                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
        17                       PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

        18                                -  -  -

        19        BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, J.
                                         AND A JURY
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        23
                               GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        24                     OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
 
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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, M.D.
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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, R.P.R.
                               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, M.D., 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