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         2                      IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

         3                FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

         4                          CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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         6        JENNIFER BLITZER AND CHARLES :  AUGUST TERM, 1998
                  BLITZER, AS PARENTS AND NATURAL GUARIDANS
         7        OF HANNAH BLITZER

         8                 VS

         9        BETSY OSTROW, MD           : NO 2610
                         AND
        10        ANN ROBERTO, CRNP
                         AND
        11        CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES OF
                  THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA HEALTH SYSTEM
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                                     FEBRUARY 27, 2001
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                          EXAMINATION OF DR STEPHEN LUDWIG, MD
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                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
        17                       PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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        19        BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, J
                                         AND A JURY
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                               GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
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                  APPEARANCES:
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         4                     BY:  MICHAEL J D'ANIELLO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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                               MYLOTTE, DAVID AND FITZPATRICK
         7                     BY:  CHARLES A FITZPATRICK, III, ESQUIRE,
                               COUNSEL FOR ANN ROBERTO, CRNP
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         9                     GERMAN, GALLAGHER AND MURTAUGH
                               BY:  FRANK GEROLAMO, ESQUIRE
        10                     COUNSEL FOR BETSY OSTROW, MD

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                               O'BRIEN AND RYAN
        12                     BY:  JOHN F O'BRIEN, III, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES
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                  WITNESSES:
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         5                             DIRECT   CROSS     REDIRECT

         6        STEPHEN LUDWIG, MD  5        20        40, 43

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         2                        AFTERNOON_SESSION
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         5                     (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE

         6               IN OPEN COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE

         7               JURY:)

         8                           THE COURT:  YOU HAVE ONE

         9               WITNESS FOR TODAY; IS THAT CORRECT, MR

        10               GEROLAMO?

        11                           MR GEROLAMO:  THAT'S CORRECT

        12               IT'S DR STEPHEN LUDWIG

        13                           COURT CRIER:  STEP UP

        14                     PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE

        15               RECORD

        16                           THE WITNESS:  STEPHEN LUDWIG

        17                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

        18               HAND ON THE BIBLE

        19                     DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL ANSWER

        20               TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU

        21               TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS COURT

        22               SO HELP YOU GOD?

        23                           THE WITNESS:   I DO

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         3                        DIRECT EXAMINATION

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         5        BY MR G