1





         1

         2                         IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

         3                   FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

         4                             CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

         5                                  -   -   -

         6           LINDA KAER, GUARDIAN AD LITEM  : JULY TERM, 2001
                     FOR MAEY STEHEL                :
         7
                             VS                    :
         8                                          :
                     JAMES T DIEHL, MD AND       :
         9           LINDA SUNDT, MD AND          :
                     THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY    :
        10           HOSPITAL                       :

        11                                  -   -   -

        12                                  MAY 5, 2004
                                     COURTROOM 453, CITY HALL
        13                          PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

        14                                  -   -   -

        15
                     BEFORE:  HONORABLE NITZA QUINONES ALEJANDRO
        16                                    AND A JURY

        17

        18

        19

        20

        21

        22                        GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
                                  OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
        23                        COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

        24

        25
                                                                              2





         1
                     APPEARANCES:
         2
                                  FELDMAN SHEPHERD WOHLGELERNTER AND TANNER
         3                        DANIEL WEINSTOCK, ESQUIRE
                                  AND DANIEL MANN, ESQUIRE
         4                        COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS

         5
                                  WHITE AND WILLIAMS
         6                        ANNA BRYAN, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS
         7
                                  HARVEY, PENNINGTON, CABOT, GRIFFITH AND
         8                        RENNEISEN, LTD
                                  MICHAEL BROPHY, ESQUIRE
         9                        COUNSEL FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
                                  HOSPITAL
        10

        11

        12

        13

        14

        15

        16
                                  GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
        17                        OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                  COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
        18

        19

        20

        21

        22

        23

        24

        25
                                                                              3





         1

         2

         3                                    I_N_D_E_X
                                              _ _ _ _ _

         4

         5
                                             EXAMINATION
                                             ___________
         6
                                           DIRECT  CROSS     REDIRECT    RECROSS
         7

         8           DAVID MASSARI, PHD    4      12        52          54
                                             17     35
         9
                     JAMES DIEHL, MD              57        124
        10

        11

        12

        13

        14

        15

        16

        17

        18

        19

        20

        21

        22

        23

        24

        25
                                                                              4





         1

         2                        (WHEREUPON THE JURY ENTERED THE

         3                  COURTROOM)

         4                        THE COURT:  I THINK WE ARE READY TO

         5                  CONTINUE  CALL YOUR NEXT WITNESS

         6                              MR WEINSTOCK:  I CALL DR

         7                  DAVID MASSARI TO THE STAND

         8                              COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR FULL

         9                  NAME AND SPELL YOUR LAST NAME

        10                              THE WITNESS:  DAVID MASSARI

        11                  M-A-S-S-A-R-I

        12                              COURT CRIER:  YOUR TITLE

        13                              THE WITNESS:  I AM A

        14                  PSYCHOLOGIST

        15

        16                 (WHEREUPON THE WITNESS WAS DULY SWORN)

        17

        18                           DIRECT_EXAMINATION
                                     ______ ___________

        19

        20           BY MR WEINSTOCK:

        21           Q    YOU JUST INTRODUCED YOURSELF AS A