I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
2 OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO
3 CAITLIN ANN PEARSTON et al,
4 Plaintiffs,
5 vs Case No
6 ST JOHN & WEST SHORE  179856
7 HOSPITAL, et al,
8 Defendants
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10 Deposition of MARILYN M MELISON,
11 RN, a Witness herein, called by the
12 Defendants for examination under the statute,
13 taken before me, Wendy L Klauss, a Registered
14 Professional Reporter and Notary Public in and
15 for the State of Ohio, pursuant to notice and
16 stipulations, at the offices of Weisman,
17 Goldberg & Weisman, 1600 Midland Building,
18 Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday, March 1, 1993, at
19 10:03 o'clock am
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1 APPEARANCES:
2 On behalf of the Plaintiffs:
3 Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman, by
4 FRED WEISMAN, ESQ
5 1600 Midland Building
6 Cleveland, Ohio  44115
7 781-1111
8 On behalf of the Defendant Balevice:
9 Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman &
10 Kalur Co, LPA, by
11 JEROME S KALUR, ESQ
12 JOSEPH A FARCHIONE, ESQ
13 North Point Building
14 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 1600
15 Cleveland, Ohio  44114
16 736-8600
17 On behalf of the Defendant
18 St John & West Shore Hospital:
19 Reminger & Reminger Co, LPA, by
20 LESLIE J SPISAK, ESQ
21 The 113 St Clair Building
22 Cleveland, Ohio  44114
23 687-1311
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1 MR KALUR: The record should

2 reflect that this deposition is taken pursuant

3 to agreement of counsel and under the

4 provisions of Rule 26 (b)(4)(b) governing the

5 taking of the depositions of expert witnesses

6 MARILYN M MELISON, of lawful age, called

7 for examination, as provided by the Ohio Rules

8 of Civil Procedure, being by me first duly

9 sworn, as hereinafter certified, deposed and

10 said as follows:

11 EXAMINATION OF MARILYN M MELISON

12 BY-MR  KALUR:

13 Q Would you state your full name,

14 please

15 A Marilyn M Melison

16 Q Would you spell the last name,

17 please

18 A M E L I S 0 N

19 Q_ And could you please, although it

20 is right in front of me here, I have to have it

21 on the record, give us your residence address,

22 please?

23 A 9 Nokomis Drive in Timberlake,

24 Ohio, 44095

25 Q Since you've got your left hand



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1 own, I can't tell, should I call you Mrs
2 Melison?
3 A Mrs is fine, thank you
4 Q Would you tell me how you became
5 involved in this matter?
6 A Mr Weisman called and asked me if
7 I would be interested in reviewing a case as an
8 expert nurse witness, and I agreed to review
9 the chart and give him a decision
10 Q Have you ever been involved in
11 another matter, lawsuit, claim, with Mr
12 Weisman or someone else from his office?
13 A I have not been involved with any
14 claims with Mr Weisman, no
15 Q What knowledge do you have as to
16 how he got your name so that he could get in
17 touch with you?
18 A Apparently there are some mutual
19 acquaintances that know the both of us, but
20 neither he nor I knew each other
21 Q Who were the acquaintances?
22 A A nurse I used to work with
23 Q What is her name?
24 A Marie Kerr
25 Q Have you reviewed other matters

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1 involving claims of medical malpractice before?
2 A No, I have not
3 Q So this is your maiden voyage in
4 this area then?
5 A Perhaps I need to clarify that I
6 have not reviewed a case of medical
7 malpractice I have been involved in one suit
8 as a nurse It was at the time Euclid General
9 Hospital It is the same hospital I work for
10 now, but a different name, and that was about
11 five years ago
12 Q Was that a claim against Euclid?
13 A Yes, that's correct
14 Q And you were a fact witness in that
15 case?
16 A Yes, I was
17 Q Have you ever been involved in any
18 other medical malpractice, and I'm widening my
19 question then, as either a fact witnes