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          1    IN THE STATE OF  OHIO,  COUNTY  OF  CUYAHOGA

          2        IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

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          4  MARY L.  RUMMER,  ETC.,
             et al
          5      Plaintif f s

          6            Vs

          7  KAISER FOUNDATION              NO. 204571
             HEALTH PLAN, INC., et al.,:
          8      Defendants

          9            Vs

        10   ELLIOTT  DICKMAN,  M.D.

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        12       Philadelphia,   PA, June 17, 1993

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        14                  Pretrial  Examination  of  JOEL

        15   S. BENNETT, M.D., held at the University of

        16   Pennsylvania  Hospital,  3400  Spruce  Street,

        17   7th Floor, at 12:50 p.m.  on  the  above  date

        18   before Jane E. Knerr, a Registered

        19   Professional Reporter  and  Notary  Public  of

        20   the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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        23                   FOSTER
                    COURT REPORTING SERVICE, INC.
        24   1800 Architects Building -  117  S.  17th  St.
                        Philadelphia, PA 19103
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          1  APPEARANCES:

          2      WEISMAN, GOLDBERG & WEISMAN
                 BY:  R. ERIC KENNEDY, ESQ.
          3            (1600 Midland Building
                        Cleveland, OH 44115)
          4      Attorneys for Plaintiffs

          5      BURT FULTON, ESQ.
                       (Buckley Building, 6Lh Floor
          6             Cleveland, OH  44115)
                 Attorneys for Defendanr Kaiser
          7      FoundaLion Health Plan

          8      JACOBSON, MAYNARD, TUSCHMAN & KALUR
                 BY:  WILLIAM D. BONEZZI, ESQ.
          9            (1001 Lakeside Avenue, 16th Floor
                        Cleveland, OH 44114)
          10     Attorneys for E)efendant Elliott
                 Dickman, M.D.
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           2    WITNESS                                          PAGE
           3    JOEL S.  BENNETT,  M.D.
           4         By Mr.  Bonezzi                               4
           5         By Mr.  Fulton                               70
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         1                   MR. BONEZZI: Let  the  record
         2   show that this  is the deposition of Joel
         3   Bennett, M.D.,  who has been identified as
         4   one of plaintiff's experts in the case of
         s   Mary Rummer, et cetera, plaintiffs, versus
         6   Kaiser Health Plan, Incorporated, et. al,
         7   defendants, in Case No. 204571 in  the  Court
         8   of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
         9                   Let the record further show
        10   this deposition is being taken upon
        11   cross-examination and pursuant to notice
        12   and also agreement of all counsel; is that
        13   correct?
        14                   MR. FULTON:  Absolutely
        15   agreed.
        16                   MR. KENNEDY:  Yes.
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        is                   ... JOEL S. BENNETT, M.D.,
        19   Hospital of the University  of  Pennsylvania,
        20   7th Floor, Department of Hematology and
        21   Oncology, Philadelphia, PA, after having
        22   been duly sworn, was examined  and  testified
        23   as follows:
        24   BY MR.  BONEZZI:
        2S        Q.    Dr. Bennett, I'm going to be
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                          Joel S. Bennett, M.D.


          1   asking you some questions this alfternoon

          2   relative to  an  opinion  you  have  expressed

          3   in a  letter  authored,  I  believe,  November

          4   28, 1990.  This  here  purports  to  be  a  copy

          5   of your letter.

          6        A .    y e s .

          7        Q.     Is that your signature?

          8        A.     That's my letter.

          9        Q.     Do you  happen  to  have  that  with

        1 0   y o us i r ?

        11         A.     No, I don't.

        12         Q.     Here.  I'll  give  you  mine.