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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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                 VIRGINIA GERWIG, INDIVIDUALLY : SEPTEMBER TERM, 2000
         6       AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE:
                 OF CHARLES BRIAN GERWIG,      :
         7       DECEASED                      :
                                               :
         8              VS                    :
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         9       DELAWARE VALLEY MEDICAL       :
                 CENTER,  D/B/A FRANKFORD      :
        10       FRANKFORD HOSPITAL - BUCKS    :
                 COUNTY, JILL KANE, DO,      :
        11       DEL-VAL EMERGENCY SERVICES,   :
                 INC, ANTHONY ROCK, DO,     :
        12       JOSEPH M CORVASCE, MD, AND :
                 JOSEPH M CORAVASCE, MD,    :
        13       PC                          : NO 0960

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                                       MAY 13, 2003
        16                       COURTROOM 483, CITY HALL
                                PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                                       VOLUME III
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        21       BEFORE:  THE HONORABLE J GARY F DIVITO,
                                        AND A JURY
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                 APPEARANCES:
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         4                     NANCY FULLAM, ESQUIRE
                               FOR THE PLAINTIFF
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                               PLAKINS, RIEFFEL AND RAY
         7                     BY:  NAOMI PLAKINS, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR DR ROCK
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                               MONAGHAN, FERRANTE AND FORTIN
        10                     BY:  ROBERT FORTIN, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR DR KANE
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                               STAHL AND DE LAURENTIS, PC
        13                     BY:  JAMES F GALLO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR DELAWARE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
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                               JAMES P KILCOYNE AND ASSOCIATES
        16                     BY:  MICHAEL PITT, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR DR CORVASCE
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                              GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
        24                    OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                              COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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                                    DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT
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                 DR ANTHONY ROCK            6      54
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                 DR BERNARD WAGMAN 77       149    189
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         7       DR MARGARET BARRON 201     225    252
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         2                        MORNING_SESSION
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         5                          (THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN

         6                 CHAMBERS:)

         7                               THE COURT:  AS IT WAS OUR

         8                 DISCUSSION YESTERDAY ON THIS ISSUE, THIS

         9                 IS A SEALED RECORD WITH RESPECT TO THE

        10                 CONFLICT THAT WAS MENTIONED  I AM

        11                 ASKING MISS PLAKINS TO BE MORE SPECIFIC

        12                 AND PUT HER REASONS ON THE RECORD FOR

        13                 BOTH HER PROTECTION AND THE COURT'S AS

        14                 WELL

        15                               MS PLAKINS:  YES, YOUR

        16                 HONOR  I WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE OTHER