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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                              MAY 31, 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 DR. GERSHKOFF AND DR. LIU
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        21                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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                  APPEARANCES:
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         3                     CLEARFIELD, FEINMAN & GABER
                               BY:  JEFF B. FEINMAN, ESQUIRE
         4                     DANIEL FINELLI, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
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                               WRIGHT, YOUNG AND MC GILVERY, P.C.
         6                     BY:  GEORGE L. YOUNG, JR., ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR MAGED S. BOTROS, M.D.
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                               GERMAN, GALLAGHER AND MURTAUGH
         8                     BY:  FRANK GEROLAMO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR EBELE UFONDU, M.D.
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                                        DIRECT CROSS REDIRECT RECROSS
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                  ANDREW GERSHKOFF, M.D. 7     29      41
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         6        EVAN LIU, M.D.         47    52      56
                                         56    54
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                                               131      145
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         1                           MR. FEINMAN:  YOUR HONOR, WE

         2               ARE READY.

         3                           THE COURT:  VERY WELL.  YOU MAY

         4               PROCEED WITH YOUR NEXT WITNESS.

         5                           MR. FEINMAN:  BEFORE WE DO

         6               THAT, JUST SOME BOOKKEEPING, THE CHART HAS

         7               BEEN STIPULATED BETWEEN COUNSEL, THE

         8               MEDICAL RECORDS AND THE MEDICAL BILLS HAVE

         9               BEEN STIPULATED TO BE AUTHENTIC.  I'D LIKE

        10               AT THIS TIME TO HAND UP TO THE COURT THE

        11               BINDER AND MARK THAT PLEASE AS PLAINTIFF'S

        12               1.

        13                           THE COURT:  P-1 WOULD BE THE

        14               MEDICAL RECORD.

        15                           MR. FEINMAN:  THE ENTIRE

        16               RECORD.

        17                           THE COURT:  OF MR. JAMES?

        18                           MR. FEINMAN:  THAT'S CORRECT.

        19               FROM GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL FOR THE RECORD AND

        20               THE BILLS.

        21                           THE COURT:  THAT'S ALL P-1?

        22                     (RECORD AND BILLS FROM GERMANTOWN

        23               HOSPITAL WAS MARKED AS PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT

        24               P-1 FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
 
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         1                           MR. FEINMAN:  THAT'S CORRECT.

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