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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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         6        NANCY KENNY, ADMINISTRATRIX   : OCT. 1990
                  OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET E. DISTSEFANO
         7            VS.
                  JOSEPH ANDRE GARABEDIAN, M.D. NO. 7400
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                                      OCTOBER 22, 2002
        10                        COURTROOM 650, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
        11                    TESTIMONY OF BRUCE SILVER, M.D.
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        12        BEFORE:  HONORABLE SHELDON C. JELIN
                           AND JURY
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        19                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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                  APPEARANCES:
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         4                     BY: RUDOLPH J. DI MASSA, ESQUIRE
                               ANTHONY  DI MASSA, ESQUIRE
         5                     COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

         6                     BY:  GARY S. SAMMS, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT
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        18                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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                  WITNESS          DIRECT   CROSS   REDIRECT RECROSS
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                  BRUCE SILVER, M.D. 4,18     16,67   98      102
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         3                        AFTERNOON_SESSION
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         6                     (THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN OPEN

         7               COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         8                           THE COURT:  GOOD AFTERNOON,

         9               LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.  NOW, LADIES AND

        10               GENTLEMEN, WE ARE GOING TO DEVIATE A LITTLE

        11               BIT FROM THE TESTIMONY.  YOU WERE IN THE

        12               MIDDLE OF THE TESTIMONY OF PLAINTIFF'S

        13               DOCTOR.  BEFORE THIS TRIAL BEGAN, BOTH

        14               ATTORNEYS AND ALL LITIGANTS AGREED THAT

        15               DEFENSE WITNESS, DR. SILVER, HAS TO GO OUT

        16               OF TOWN.  HE WILL BE UNAVAILABLE TOMORROW.

        17               SO WE ARE GOING TO TAKE HIM OUT OF TURN.

        18               WE WILL NOW HAVE THE PRESENTATION BY THE

        19               DEFENSE OF THEIR DOCTOR.

        20                           MR. SAMMS:  THANK YOU, YOUR

        21               HONOR.  MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT, I'D LIKE

        22               TO CALL TO THE STAND DR. BRUCE SILVER,

        23               PLEASE.

        24                           COURT CRIER:  COULD YOU PLEASE
 
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         1               STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND SPELL YOUR LAST

         2               NAME FOR THE COURT.

         3                           THE WITNESS:  BRUCE G. SILVER.

         4                           COURT CRIER:  DO YOU SWEAR THAT

         5               YOU WILL ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS

         6               PUT TO YOU TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE

         7               THIS COURT SO HELP YOU GOD?

         8                           THE WITNESS:   I DO.

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