IN THE STATE OF OHIO

                   2                     COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA

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                       JAMES PESKIN, a minor, et cetera,
                   5   et al,

                   6                 Plaintiffs,

                   7           VS                            No 148870

                   8   THE MOUNT  SINAI  MEDICAL CENTER,
                       et al,
                   9

                                     Defendants
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                12               Deposition   of MARK S SCHER, MD

                                      Thursday, March 1, 1990
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                             The depo5ition of MARK S SCHER, MD, called as
                15     a witness by the plaintiffs, pursuant to notice and

                       the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure pertaining to the
                16     taking of depositions, taken before me, the

                       undersigned, Barbara Metz Leo, a Notary Public In and
                17     for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Magee-Women's

                       Hospital, Forbes Avenue and Halket Street, Pitt5burgh,
                18     Pennsylvania 15213, commencing at 12:05 o'clock pm,
                       the day and date above set forth
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                                COMPUTER-AIDED TRANSCRIPTION BY
                21                MORSE, GANTVERG & HODGE, INC

                                     PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
                22                         412-281-0189

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                  1   APPEARANCES:

                  2          On behalf of the Plaintiffs:

                  3             Weisman, Goldberg, Weisman & Kaufman Co,
                                LPA:
                  4             Richard J Berris, Esquire
                                1600 Midland Building
                  5             Landmark Office Towers

                  6             Cleveland, Ohio 44115

                             On behalf of the Defendant Mount Sinai Medical
                  7          Center:

                  8             Reminger & Reminger Co, LPA:
                                Gary H Goldwasser, Esquire
                  9             The 113 Building

                10              Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1273

                             On behalf of the Defendants Hardaway, MD,
                11           Katz and Cleveland Anesthesia Group:

                12              Quandt, Giffels, Buck and Rodgers co,
                                LPA:
                13              Robert G Quandt, Esquire
                                Leader Building
                14              Cleveland, Ohio 44114

                15           On behalf of the Defendant weinburg:

                16              Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley:
                                John M Baker, Esquire
                17              25th Floor Terminal Tower
                                Cleveland, Ohio 44113-2241
                18
                                Frutig, Travis & Zapka Co, LPA:
                19              Emery J Leuchtag, Esquire
                                The Hanna Building
                20              Cleveland, Ohio 44115

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                  1                     MARK S SCHER, MD
                  2   called as a witness by the plaintiffs, having been
                  3   fir5t duly sworn, as hereinafter certified, was
                  4   deposed and said as follows:
                  5                        EXAMINATION
                  6   BY MR  BERRIS:
                  7          Q    State your full name, please
                  8          A    Mark Steven Scher
                  9          Q    And you are a physician?
                10           A    Yes
                11           Q    Doctor, I am going to ask you some
                12    questions today about your review of this matter of
                13    James Peskin  If any of my questions are not clear to
                14    you or you don't understand me, please let me know and
                15    I will rephrase the question for you
                16           A    I understand
                17           a    I will a5sume that if you have answered
                18    the question, you have done so because you understood
                19    the ques