The State of OhiO,
                                     SS:
        County of Cuyahoga.



                         IN THE COURT OF CCMKON PLEAS



          ROBERT J. MAINES,

                     Plaintiff,

                Vs.                       Case Number 254854
                                          Judge Timothy McMonagle
          LAWRENCE URBAS,

                     Defendant.



                      DEPOSITION OF MELVIN SK"RON, M.D.
                         Wednesday, December 29, 1993



        Deposition of MELVIN SHAFRON, M.D., called by the Plaintiff for
        examination under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, taken before
        me, the undersigned, Gerald Abbadini, Registered Professional
        Reporter, a Notary Public in and for the State of Ohio, at the
        office of the deponent, 26900 Cedar Road, Suite 324, Beachwood,
        Ohio  44122, commencing at 5:00 p.m. the day and date above set
        forth.


                             CORSILLO   GRANDILLO
                                COURT REPORTERS
                             950 Citizens Building
                             Cleveland, Ohio 44114
                                 216-523-1700

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                     A.PP        CES:

                            on   BebLalf of the Plaintiff:

                                 Henry CbAmherlain, Eaquire
                                 Weio=n, Goldberg & Weis=n
                                 1600 Midland Building
                                 Cleveland, Ohio  44115

                            on   BebLalf of the Defendant:

                                 Tho3nao S. Mazanec, Esquire
                                 mazanec, Raskin & Ryder
                                 34305 Solon Road, Suite 100
                                 Solon, ObLio  44139

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          1                       MELVIN SEMRON, N.D.
          2   called by the Plaintiff for examination under the Ohio Rules
          3   of Civil Procedure, after having been first duly sworn, as
          4   hereinafter certified, was examined and testified as follows;
          5                           EXRKINATION
          6   BY MR.  C   E@IN:
          7   9     Doctor, my name is Henry ChA-herlain.  I represent the
          8   plaintiff, Robert Maines, in this case.  Before I begin with
          9   your deposition, for the record, can I have a waiver of
          10  notice and service and the filing requirements of this
          11  deposition?
          12                      MR. MAZANEC:       Certainly.
          13  Q     Could you please state your full name?
          14  A     Melvin Shafron.
          15  0     Dr. Shafron, have you ever had your deposition taken
          16  before?
          17  A     Yes.
          is  0     Then you know the rules that the lawyers like to play
          19  by and that is, number 1, just so we are clear --
          20  A     No, I don't know the rules.
          21  Q     Well, let 3ne explain them again just so we are clear.
          22  Number 1, if you don't understand a question I have asked or
          23  if I ramble on, please ask me to clarify it before you offer
          24  an answer, fair enough?
          25  A     Fair enough.

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          1        And number 2, please answer verbally so that we can get
          2    so  the Court reporter can take your answer down clearly.
          3    A   Yen.
          4    Q   if at any time during this deposition you want to go
          5    back and clarify a question that I had previously asked you
          6    or change an answer, please stop me and we will go back and
          7    revisit that @ject, okay?
          8    A   Sure.
          9    0   Could you please tell me what your profession is?
          10   A   I'm a neurosurgeon.
          11   Q   How long have you been a specialist in the field of
          12   neurosurgery?
          13   A   Been in practice almost 30 years.
          14   Q   And your education is from where?
          15   A   College was Western Reserve University.  Medical school
          16   is Harvard.  Intern at the University of Michigan Hospital in
          17   Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Then in the Navy for 2 years after
          18   that.  Then from 1959 to 1960 for a year of training in
          19   general surgery.  From 1960 to 1964 I had 4 years of training
          20   specialty in neurosurgery.
          21   Q   Your general surgery training was where?