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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                              JUNE 1, 2000

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        13                        COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, J.
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                            TESTIMONY OF EDGAR KENTON, III, M.D.
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                               GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
        22                     OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER

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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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         6                     WRIGHT, YOUNG AND MC GILVERY, P.C.
                               BY:  GEORGE L. YOUNG, JR., ESQUIRE
         7                     COUNSEL FOR MAGED S. BOTROS, M.D.

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                               GERMAN, GALLAGHER AND MURTAUGH
         9                     BY:  FRANK GEROLAMO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR EBELE UFONDU, M.D.
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         3        WITNESSES:
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                                        DIRECT CROSS REDIRECT RECROSS
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                  EDGAR KENTON, III, M.D.  7    45       91     95
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                  P-8  CV OF DR. KENTON                    19
         7        P-9  REPORT OF DR. KENTON                19
                  DB-6 PAPER WRITTEN ON STROKES            65
         8        DB-10 FAX COVER SHEET                    80
                  DB-8  DEPOSITION OF DR. KAPLAN           98
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         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         5                     (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED

         6               IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE

         7               JURY:)

         8                           MR. GEROLAMO:  YOUR HONOR, I

         9               WANT TO ASK FOR A PROFFER CONCERNING DR.

        10               KENTON CONCERNING THE SCOPE OF HIS OPINION.

        11                           THE COURT:  WELL, I IMAGINE IT

        12               WOULD BE ON CAUSATION.  THERE HASN'T BEEN

        13               ANY EVIDENCE YET AS TO THE CAUSAL

        14               CONNECTION.

        15                           MR. GEROLAMO:  THAT'S MY POINT.

        16               IS HE GOING TO WANDER INTO THE STANDARD OF

        17               CARE AT ALL?

        18                           MR. FEINMAN:  HE IS GOING TO BE

        19               CONFINED TO HIS REPORT.

        20                           MR. GEROLAMO:  HE DOES MAKE A

        21               STANDARD OF CARE OPINION WHICH WOULD BE

        22               CUMULATIVE.

        23                           THE COURT:  YOU SEE, EVEN

        24               THOUGH HE IS HERE FOR THE CAUSAT