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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        ANDREW JAMES AND           : MARCH TERM, 1998
                  ANNA JAMES, H/W
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                        VS
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                  MAGED S. BOTROS, M.D.
         9        AND EBELE UFONDU, M.D.     : NO. 4102

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        11                              JUNE 1, 2000

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        13                        COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, J.
        16                               AND A JURY

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                               TESTIMONY OF MAGED BOTROS, M.D
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                               GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        22                     OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER

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                  APPEARANCES:
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                               CLEARFIELD, FEINMAN & GABER
         4                     BY:  JEFF B. FEINMAN, ESQUIRE
                               DANIEL FINELLI, ESQUIRE
         5                     COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

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         7                     WRIGHT, YOUNG AND MC GILVERY, P.C.
                               BY:  GEORGE L. YOUNG, JR., ESQUIRE
         8                     COUNSEL FOR MAGED S. BOTROS, M.D.

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        10                     GERMAN, GALLAGHER AND MURTAUGH
                               BY:  FRANK GEROLAMO, ESQUIRE
        11                     COUNSEL FOR EBELE UFONDU, M.D.

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                     MAGED BOTROS      5       45
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         3                         MORNING_SESSION
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         6                     (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED

         7               IN OPEN COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         8                     (WHEREUPON, THE READING OF DR. KAPLAN

         9               HAND WAS CONCLUDED.)

        10                           THE COURT:  LADIES AND

        11               GENTLEMEN, WE WILL TAKE A LUNCH BREAK.  BE

        12               BACK HERE ABOUT TEN OF 2:00.

        13                     (A LUNCHEON RECESS WAS TAKEN.)

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        16                        AFTERNOON_SESSION
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        19                     (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED

        20               IN OPEN COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

        21                           THE COURT:  COURT IS

        22               RECONVENED.

        23                           MR. GEROLAMO:  YOUR HONOR, I

        24               APOLOGIZE.  DR. BOTROS WENT TO THE MEN'S
 
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         1               ROOM.

         2                     (PAUSE)

         3                           MR. GEROLAMO:  SHOULD I BEGIN?

         4                           THE COURT:  DOCTOR, YOU MIND

         5               TAKING THE STAND?

         6                           COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR NAME

         7               FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

         8                           THE WITNESS:  MAGED BOTROS.

         9                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

        10               HAND ON