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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        EUGENE ROBERSON, SR.       : AUGUST TERM, 1998
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         7               VS.                 : NO. 3107
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         8        GREGORY A. NELSON, M.D. AND
                  ERICA M. BELTON, M.D. AND
         9        THE NELSON MEDICAL GROUP, P.C.

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        11                            OCTOBER 18, 2001

        12                        COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                                        A.M. SESSION
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                                         VOLUME IV
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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, J.
        17                               AND A JURY

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                  APPEARANCES:
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         6                     BERNHARDT AND ROTHERMEL, P.C.
                               BY:  FRANK A. ROTHERMEL, ESQUIRE
         7                     COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF

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                               GERMAN GALLAGHER AND MURTAUGH
        10                     BY:  JAMES T. MOORE, JR., ESQUIRE,
                               COUNSEL FOR DR. BELTON
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        13                     MC KISSOCK AND HOFFMAN
                               BY:  JILL CLARKE, ESQUIRE
        14                     COUNSEL FOR DR. NELSON AND THE NELSON
                               MEDICAL GROUP
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                               GEORGE D'ANGELIS, ESQUIRE
        23                     OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                               COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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         5        WITNESSES:
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                    BRUCE G. SILVER           5          16
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         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED IN OPEN

         6               COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         7                           THE COURT:  GOOD MORNING.

         8                     MISS CLARKE.

         9                           MS. CLARKE:  MAY IT PLEASE THE

        10               COURT, DR. NELSON'S NEXT WITNESS IS DR.

        11               BRUCE SILVER.  PLEASE TAKE THE STAND.

        12                           COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR NAME

        13               FOR THE RECORD.

        14                           THE WITNESS:  BRUCE G. SILVER.

        15                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

        16               HAND ON THE BIBLE.

        17                     DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL ANSWER

        18               TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU

        19               TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS COURT

        20               SO HELP YOU GOD?

        21                           THE WITNESS:   I DO.

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         1                        DIRECT EXAMINATION

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         3        BY MS. CLARKE:

         4        Q.     GOOD MORNING.

         5        A.     GOOD MORNING.

         6        Q.     DOCTOR, I HAVE PRE-MARKED YO