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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           LINDA KAER, GUARDIAN AD LITEM  : JULY TERM, 2001
                     FOR MAEY STEHEL                :
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                             VS.                    :
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                     JAMES T. DIEHL, M.D. AND       :
         9           LINDA SUNDT, M.D. AND          :
                     THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY    :
        10           HOSPITAL                       :

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        12                                  MAY 6, 2004
                                     COURTROOM 453, CITY HALL
        13                          PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                     BEFORE:  HONORABLE NITZA QUINONES ALEJANDRO
        16                                    AND A JURY

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        18           CROSS EXAMINATION OF JAMES T. DIEHL, M.D.

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        22                        GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
                                  OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
        23                        COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

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                     APPEARANCES:
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                                  FELDMAN SHEPHERD WOHLGELERNTER AND TANNER
         3                        DANIEL WEINSTOCK, ESQUIRE
                                  AND DANIEL MANN, ESQUIRE
         4                        COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS

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                                  WHITE AND WILLIAMS
         6                        ANNA BRYAN, ESQUIRE
                                  COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS
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                                  HARVEY, PENNINGTON, CABOT, GRIFFITH AND
         8                        RENNEISEN, LTD.
                                  MICHAEL BROPHY, ESQUIRE
         9                        COUNSEL FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
                                  HOSPITAL
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                                  GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        17                        OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                  COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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         2                        (THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN OPEN

         3                  COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

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         5                 (WHEREUPON THE READING OF NURSE PAMELA

         6                  CRABTREE'S DEPOSITION WAS READ INTO THE

         7                  RECORD.

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         9                        (THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN OPEN

        10                  COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

        11                              THE COURT:  YOUR NEXT WITNESS.

        12                              MR. WEINSTOCK:  DR. JAMES

        13                  DIEHL, PLEASE, AS ON CROSS.

        14                              COURT CRIER:  PLEASE STATE YOUR

        15                  FULL NAME AND YOUR TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

        16                              THE WITNESS:  JAMES DIEHL.

        17                              COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR TITLE,

        18                  SIR.

        19                              THE WITNESS:  PROFESSOR OF

        20                  SURGERY AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY.

        21                              COURT CRIER:  PLEASE PLACE