2 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

3 CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO

4 Case No. 179856

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CAITLIN ANN PEARSTON, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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- against -
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SAINT JOHN & WEST SHORE HOSPITAL, et al.,
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Defendants.
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May 6, 1993
11 3:00 p.m.

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15 Videotape deposition of THOMAS
KERENYI, M.D., taken by the Parties,
16 pursuant to Agreement, held at the Embassy
Suites Hotel, 1568 Broadway, New York, New
17 York, before Peter Brody, a Shorthand
Reporter and Notary Public of the State of
18 New York.

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23  NEWROCK/DESIMONE
THE COURT REPORTERS
24 15 Park Row
New York, New York 10038
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2 A P P E A R A N C E S

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4 WEISMAN, GOLDBERG & WEISMAN CO., L.P.A
1600 Midland Building
5 Landmark office Towers
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
6 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
BY: FRED WEISMAN, ESQ.
7 LAWRENCE J. POWERS, ESQ.

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9 REMINGER & REMINGER CO., L.P.A.
The 113 St. Clair Building
10 Seventh Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 41144
11 Attorneys for Defendant
Saint John & West Shore Hospital
12 BY: LESLIE SPISAK, ESQ.

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14 JACOBSON, MAYNARD,
TUSCHMAN & KALUR CO., L.P.A.
is 1001 Lakeside Avenue
Suite 1600
16 Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1192
Attorneys for Defendants
17 A. E. Bacevice, M.D.
Kevin E. Wisler, M.D.
18 BY: JEROME S. KALUR, ESQ.

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2 MR. STASIW: Good afternoon,
3 gentlemen. This is the videotaped
4 testimony of Dr. Thomas Kerenyi in the
5 case of Caitlin Ann Pearston, et al.,
6 versus Saint John & West shore Hospital,
7 et al., in the Court of Common Pleas of
8 Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
9 My name is Andrew Stasiw, I'm a
10 legal videographer with Video Portfolios
11 Productions located at 12 West 27th
12 Street, in Manhattan, New York.
13 The deposition is taking place
14 at Embassy Suites Hotel in New York,
15 New York. Presently the time is 3:00
16 o'clock. We are on the record. And I'll
17 ask counsel to introduce themselves. We
18 can start with the plaintiff.
19 MR. WEISMAN: Yes, I'm Fred
20 Weisman. I represent the estate and the
21 parents of Caitlin Pearston; that's Dale
22 and Patricia Pearston.
23 And my associate Lawrence Powers
24 is in company with me here for the
25 plaintiffs.
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2 MR. SPISAK: And I'm Les Spisak
3 and I represent Saint John & West Shore
4 Hospital .
5 MR. KALUR: Jerome Kalur and I
6 represent Dr. Anthony Bacevice.
7 MR. STASIW: At this point,
8 gentlemen, we're on the record and I'll
9 ask the court reporter to swear