IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                       FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                 CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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              ESTER VIOLA BLOCKER                 : OCT. TERM, 1994

                     VS.

              NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP.   : NO. 652


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                      COURTROOM "M", COMPLEX LITIGATION CENTER
                                 WANAMAKER COMPLEX
                             PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                    MAY 22, 1996

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                     BEFORE:  HONORABLE ALFRED J. DI BONA, JR.
                                    AND A JURY

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                          TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM SIMON, M.D.






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












              APPEARANCES:




                           FORCENO, HANNON AND ARANGIO
                           BY:  THOMAS J. JOYCE, III, ESQUIRE
                           COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF




                           GALLAGHER, REILLLY AND LACHAT, P.C.
                           BY: PAUL F.X. GALLAGHER, ESQUIRE
                           COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT
 






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              WITNESSES               DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS
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              WILLIAM L. SIMON , M.D.   5,12  11,45     61
 

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         2                      MORNING_SESSION
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         4                 (WHEREUPON, AT 9:45 A.M. THE FOLLOWING

         5           TOOK PLACE IN OPEN COURT, ALL PARTIES

         6           PRESENT:)

         7                       THE COURT: GOOD MORNING.

         8                 MR. GALLAGHER, YOUR NE