IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                  JOAN PIAZZA                         : FEB. TERM, 1992

                       VS.

                  DONALD L. MYERS, M.D., SANFORD H.   : NO. 1914
                  DAVNE, M.D., THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
                  AND ACROMED CORP.
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                          COURTROOM "G," COMPLEX LITIGATION CENTER
                                     WANAMAKER COMPLEX
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                      OCTOBER 11, 1996

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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.

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                                        P.M. SESSION

                               TESTIMONY OF HAROLD ALEXANDER








                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                1321 ARCH STREET - SUITE 302
                                  PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107
                                       (215) 686-4240
 







                  APPEARANCES:

                               LAW FIRM: OMINSKY, MESSA, TANNER, GILES AND
                               SHERIDAN, P.C.
                               BY:  MARK W. TANNER, ESQUIRE
                               THOMAS SHERIDAN, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF




                               LAW FIRM: O'BRIEN AND RYAN
                               BY:  DANIEL F. RYAN, III, ESQUIRE
                               CHRISTINE EGAN, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR DONALD L. MYERS, M.D.




                               LAW FIRM:  WRIGHT, YOUNG AND MC GILVERY
                               BY:  KEVIN H. WRIGHT, ESQUIRE
                               MARK R. ZOLFAGHARI, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR SANFORD H. DAVNE, M.D.




                               LAW FIRM:  GALLI, REILLY AND STELLATO,
                               ESQUIRES (NOT PRESENT)
                               BY:  RICHARD R. GALLI, ESQUIRE
                               ANDREW C. FARQUHAR, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
                               HOSPITAL




                               LAW FIRM: BODELL, BOVE AND VAN HORN
                               BY:  JOSEPH T. BODELL, ESQUIRE
                               RICK WERDER, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR ACROMED CORP.
 







                                          I N D E X
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                  WITNESSES:
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                                          DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS



                  DR. HAROLD ALEXANDER     32       55     126       132



                                           68       98     143



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                  DA-1      CLASSIFICATION SUGGESTION BY THE F.D.A. 99
 
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         2                          MORNING_SESSION
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         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN OPEN

         6               COURT, JURY NOT PRESENT:)

         7                           THE COURT:  BEFORE DR. ALEXANDER

         8               TESTIFIES, MR. WRIGHT ASKED DR. ALEXANDER TO

         9               STEP OUT.  I THINK HE SHOULD STAY IN BECAUSE

        10               HE SHOULD HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON AS FAR AS

        11               THESE RULINGS ARE CONCERNED.  ONLY DR.

        12               ALEXANDER CANNOT TESTIFY ON AN INFORMED

        13               CONSENT ISSUE CONCERNING FAILURE TO OBTAIN

        14               F.D.A. APPROVAL.  THAT I RULED IN A PRETRIAL

        15               MOTION AND MR. TANNER AND MR. SHERIDAN HAVE

        16               TAKEN VIGOROUS EXCEPTION TO THAT.

        17                           MR. TANNER:  THAT IS CORRECT.

        18                           THE COURT: LET'S HEAR WHAT YOU

        19               HAVE TO SAY.

        20                           MR. BODELL:  TWO QUICK POINTS.

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