2   State of Ohio,
                                    ) SS:

           3   County of Cuyahoga



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           5             IN THE COURT OF COMMON    PLEAS



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           7   DOROTHY J MELNIK,  Individually    )

               and as Administratrix of the        )

           8   ESTATE OF JOHN MELNIK, Deceased,    )

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           9                        Plaintiff,     )

                                                   )Case No 40,195


           10        VS                           )

                                                   )Judge Ann Dyke


           11  UNIVERSITY HOSPITATS OF CLEVELAND,  )

               et al,                              )

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                                    Defendants    )

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                           DEPOSITION OF FLOYD D LOOP, MD
           15                 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1984
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           17  The deposition of Floyd D Loop, MD, a witness
           18  called by the plaintiffs pursuant to the Ohio Rules
           19  of Civil Procedure, taken before me, Sidney Gantverg,
           20  Registered Professional Reporter and Notary Public in
           21  and for the State of Ohio, by agreement of counsel and
           22  without notice or other legal formality,at Clev6land
           23  Clinic Foundation, 9300 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio,
           24  commencing at 2:15 PM, the day and date above set
           25  forth
                                 Morse, Gantverg & Hodge
                                  Regiscered Professional Reporters
                              750 Leader Building, Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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       1 APPEARANCES:

       2 On behalf of the Plaintiff:

       3        Fred Weisman, Esq
                R Eric Kennedy,  Esq
       4        Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman
                540 Leader Building
       5        Cleveland, Ohio  44114

       6 on behalf of Defendant University Hospitals of Cleveland:

       7        R Crawford Morris, Esq
                Mark P McCarthy, Esq
       8        Arter & Hadden
                1144 Huntington Building
       9        Cleveland, Ohio  44114

       10 On behalf of University Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Inc,
         and Jay L Ankeney, MD, Defendants:

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                John C Parks, Eaq

       12       Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
                Huntington BUilding

       13       Cleveland, Ohio  44114

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        1                  FLOYD D LOOP, MD
        2 a witness called by the plaintiff pursuant to the Ohio
        3 Rules of Civil Procedure, havi4g been first duly sworn,
        4 as hereinafter certified, was deposed and said as
        5 follows:
        6             MR KENNEDY:        Let the record reflect
        7        that this is the deposition of Dr Floyd Loop,
        8        expert witness in behalf of Dr Jay Ankeney,
        9        in the case captioned John Melnik,Deceased,
        10       versus University Hospitals, et al
        11            Gentlemen, can we agree that we will waive
        12       any defect in service or notice of the deposition?
        13            MR PARKS:          So waived
        14            MR MORRIS:         Agreed
        15            MR McCARTHY:       We will stipulate to that,
        16       but we won't waive  any  other objection under
        17       Rule 30
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        19                      EXAMINATION
        20 BY MR  KENNEDY:
        21 QL    Doctor, I am going to ask you a series of
        22 questions about your opinion,