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                                     IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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                               FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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                                         CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION
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                     TAMARAH L HAYWOOD AND       : JANUARY TERM, 2002
         6           GEORGE HAYWOOD               :
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         7               VS                      :
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         8           KAREN LYONS, MD, NAOM A   :
                     COHEN, MD, JOHN FEEHRY,    :
         9           MD, AND TENET HEALTH       :
                     SYSTEMS, GRADUATE, LLC,   :
        10           AKA GRADUATE HOSPITAL     : NO 1405

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        12                                  MARCH 8, 2004
                                       COURTROOM 650, CITY HALL
        13                            PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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        15           BEFORE:  HONORABLE SHELDON C JELIN, J
                                              AND A JURY
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                     APPEARANCES:
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                                  JOSEPH CHAIKEN & ASSOCIATES
         5                        BY:  JOSEPH CHAIKEN, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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                                  POST & SCHELL, PC
         8                        BY:  SHARON REISS, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR DR COHEN
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                                  SILVERMAN, BERNHEIM & VOGEL
        11                        BY:  JOHN M PUMPHREY, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR KAREN M LYONS, MD
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        24                        GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
                                  OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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         2                              THE COURT:  COUNSEL, YOU MAY

         3                  CALL YOUR FIRST WITNESS

         4                              MR CHAIKEN:  I CALL DR COHEN

         5                  AS OF CROSS

         6                              COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

         7                  HAND ON THE BIBLE  STATE YOUR FULL NAME

         8                  AND TITLE FOR THE RECORD

         9                              THE WITNESS:  NOAM A COHEN I

        10                  AM A DOCTOR

        11                              COURT CRIER:  DO YOU SWEAR THAT

        12                  YOU WILL ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS

        13                  PUT TO YOU TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE

        14                  THIS COURT SO HELP YOU GOD?

        15                              THE WITNESS:   I DO

        16                              THE COURT:  YOU MAY INQUIRE

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        20                           CROSS-EXAMINATION

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        22           BY MR CHAIKEN:

        23           Q    DR COHEN, DO YOU RECALL YOU DID A

        24           DEPOSITION IN MY OFFICE; IS THAT CORRECT?

        25           A    CORRECT
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         1           Q    THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2000?

         2           A    CORRECT

         3           Q    LET ME GIVE YOU A COPY OF THAT SO IF WE NEED

         4           TO YOU CAN REFER TO IT

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