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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        JAMES E. MELZI, A/K/A       : JUNE TERM, 1998
                  JAMES MELZI                 :
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                        VS.                   :
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                  LESTER KARAFIN, M.D., ET AL.: NO. 3955
         9               AND
                  SCOTT B. JENNINGS, M.D., ET AL.
        10               AND
                  ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, ET AL.
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        14                           SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

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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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        23                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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         4                     BY:  ANDREW J. D'AMICO, ESQUIRE
                               ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
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         7                     MC CANN AND GESCHKE, P.C.
                               BY:  SARA LYNN PETROSKY, ESQUIRE,
         8                     ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS

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                  SCOTT JENNINGS, M.D.   5      52        81       88
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         7        JAMES O'CONNELL, M.D. 97     104       190      198
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         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN OPEN

         6               COURT, JURY PRESENT:)

         7                           THE COURT:  GOOD MORNING.  MY

         8               LAW CLERK, BERNADETTE FURROW, IS GOING TO

         9               BE HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.  I KNOW MICHAEL

        10               FOX WILL BE HERE TOMORROW.

        11                     DR. JENNINGS, DO YOU MIND RESUMING

        12               THE STAND?  I KNOW YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT

        13               URINALYSIS INDICATED EXISTENCE OF WHITE

        14               BLOOD CELLS WHICH THE DOCTOR SAID COULD

        15               MEAN INFECTION OR INFLAMMATION.

        16                           MS. PETROSKY:  YES, YOUR HONOR.

        17               GOOD MORNING.  GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

        18               GOOD MORNING, MR. D'AMICO, MR. MELZI, DR.

        19               JENNINGS, DR. KARAFIN.

        20                           THE WITNESS:  SCOTT JENNINGS.

        21                     (THE WITNESS, HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY

        22               SWORN BY THE COURT CRIER, WAS EXAMINED AND

        23               TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:)

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         3                         DIRECT EXAMINATION

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         5        BY MS. PETROSKY:

         6        Q.     DR. JENNINGS, JUST TO GO BACK TO ONE AREA

         7        THAT WE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY, WOULD YOU TELL THE

         8        JURY PLE