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            1               IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
            2                 OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO
            3    ANJA CALIOR, et al            :
            4          P 1 a i n t i f f s      :
            5         VS                       : Case No 212886
            6    CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION    : Judge Tim McMonagle
            7          Defendant                :
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            9        DEPOSITION OF MARTIN HARVEY WEISS, MD
            10               FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1993
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            12          The deposition of MARTIN HARVEY WEISS,
            13   MD, the Witness herein, called by counsel on
            14   behalf of the Plaintiff for examination under the
            15   statute, taken before me, Vivian L Gordon, a
            16   Registered Professional Reporter and Notary Public
            17   in and for the State of Ohio, pursuant to
            is   agreement of counsel, at the offices of Arter &
            19   Hadden, 1100 Huntington Building, Cleveland, Ohio,
            20   commencing at 10:00 o'clock am on the day and
            21   date above set forth
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                               Vivian Gordon, RPR-CM
                              MORSE, GANTVERG & HODGE

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            1   APPEARANCES:
            2        On behalf of the Plaintiff
            3              Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman, by
            4              R ERIC KENNEDY, ESQ
            5              JEFFREY HAINES, ESQ
            6              1600 Midland Building
            7              Cleveland, Ohio  44115
            8              781-1111
            9        On behalf of the Defendant
          10               Arter & Hadden, by
          11               GEORGE GORE, ESQ
          12               JANET SMITH, ESQ
          13               1100 Huntington Building
          14               Cleveland, Ohio  44115
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                               Vivian Gordon, RPR-CM
                              MORSE, GANTVERG & HODGE

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           1           MARTIN HARVEY WEISS, MD, a witness
           2    herein, called for examination, as provided by the
           3    Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, being by me first
           4    duly sworn, as hereinafter certified, was  deposed
           5    and said as follows:
           6        EXAMINATION OF MARTIN HARVEY WEISS, MD
           7    BY-MR  KENNEDY:
           8    Q     Doctor, my name is Eric Kennedy and I
           9    represent Anja Calior in this case  I  would  like
          10    to ask you a few questions about your  opinions
          11    that you have rendered in this case, some
          12    questions about your background and  education,
          13    about some general principals as they relate to
          14    this type of surgical procedure
          15           If you don't understand any question I  ask
          16    you, which is certainly possible, let me know  and
          17    I will attempt to rephrase it so you do, all
          18    right?
          19    A     Fine
          20    Q     If you are not certain that you heard my
          21    question, again don't answer it unless you  are
          22    certain that you heard the question completely
          23           Any time during the course of the
          24    deposition if you happen to think back upon  an
          25    answer and feel that it wasn't 100 percent

                              Vivian Gordon, RPR-CM
                             MORSE, GANTVERG & HODGE

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           I    accurate or you want to supplement the answer or
           2    take away from the answer, let me know and we  will
           3    go back, all right?
           4    A     Great
           5    Q     Could you please state your full name
           6    A     Martin Harvey Weiss
           7    Q     Your professional address?
           8    A     Box 786 USC Medical Center, 1200 North
           9    State Street, Los Angeles, 90033
          10    Q     You are board certified in what specialty,
          11    sir?
          12    A     Neurological surgery
          13    Q     When did you become boarded in  neurological
          14    surgery?
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