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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        BRIAN DEE, EXECUTOR OF      : MARCH 1998
                  THE ESTATE OF JODI W DEE, DEC'D AND
         7        BRIAN DEE, IN HIS OWN RIGHT :
                  RIGHT                       :
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                        VS                   :
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                  ROBERT FITZGERALD, JR,MD :
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        12                            OCTOBER 10, 2000

        13                  EXAMINATION OF MICHAEL GOLDEN, MD

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        15                        COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, J
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        22                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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                  APPEARANCES:
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         4                     LITVIN, BLUMBERG, MATUSOW AND YOUNG
                               BY:  CHARLES G YOUNG, III, ESQUIRE
         5                     REGINA M FOLEY, ESQUIRE
                               ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
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         8                     CHRISTIE, PABARUE, MORTENSEN AND YOUNG
                               BY:  JAMES A YOUNG, ESQUIRE
         9                     MICHAEL J BURNS, ESQUIRE
                               ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
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         5        WITNESSES:
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                                          DIRECT CROSS   REDIRECT RECROSS
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                  MICHAEL GOLDEN,  MD     4     76       108     109
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         9        D-1G  TYPEWRITTEN PORTION OF RECORD 3/5/96     31

        10        D-43  DIAGRAM OF BLOOD VESSELS                 55

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         1                           THE COURT:  GOOD MORNING  I

         2               HOPE YOU HAD A VERY NICE WEEKEND  I

         3               APOLOGIZE  THEY STILL HAVE THE AIR

         4               CONDITIONER WORKING  WE ARE GOING TO TRY

         5               TO GET SOME HEAT  I HOPE WE CAN GET THAT

         6               TAKEN CARE OF  OF COURSE, AT THE END OF

         7               THE WEEK IT'S GOING TO GET WARMER  WE WILL

         8               DEAL WITH THAT

         9                     ALSO, AS YOU KNOW THEY ARE CLEANING

        10               CITY HALL FACADE  WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO

        11               COMPETE WITH THAT NOISE

        12                     AGAIN, I ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE  NOW

        13               MR JAMES YOUNG, MR CHARLES YOUNG HAS

        14               RESTED ON BEHALF OF PLAINTIFF  YOU MAY

        15               PROCEED

        16                           MR JAMES YOUNG:  YOUR HONOR,

        17               DEFENSE CALLS AS ITS FIRST WITNESS, DR

        18               MICHAEL GOLDEN

        19                           COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR NAME

        20               AND SPELL YOUR LAST NAME

        21                           THE WITNESS:  MICHAEL GOLDEN

        22               G-O-L-D-E-N

        23                           COURT CRIER: