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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        THERESA BLANK AND          : FEBRUARY TERM, 1998
                  GARY BLANK, HUSBAND/WIFE   :
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                         VS                 :
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                  BARRY JANOFF, MD,        :
         9        REPRODUCTIVE AND MEDICAL   :
                  ENDOCRINE ASSOCIATES, PC,:
        10        CHELTENHAM CENTER FOR      :
                  WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE, PC  :
        11        AND JEROME CHECK, MD     : NO 0691

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        13                              MAY 17, 2000
                                        PM SESSION
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        15                        COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, J
        18                               AND A JURY

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                             TESTIMONY OF DAVID T HARRIS, MD
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                               GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
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         3                     BEASLEY, CASEY & ERBSTEIN
                               BY:  PAUL A LAURICELLA, ESQUIRE
         4                     COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

         5                     WRIGHT, YOUNG AND MC GILVERY, PC
                               BY:  GEORGE L YOUNG, JR, ESQUIRE
         6                     COUNSEL FOR BARRY JANOFF, MD

         7                     HARVEY, PENNINGTON, HERTING & RENNEISEN
                               BY:  CHRISTINE GIORDANO, ESQUIRE
         8                     COUNSEL FOR JEROME CHECK, MD, CHELTENHAM
                               CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE, PC,
         9                     REPRODUCTIVE AND MEDICAL ENDOCRINE
                               ASSOCIATES, PC
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         4        DJ-1  CURRICULU VITAE OF DR HARRIS    PAGE 17

         5        DJ-2  REPORT OF DR HARRIS             PAGE 17

         6        WITNESSES:
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         7                        DIRECT   CROSS   REDIRECT   RECROSS

         8        DAVID HARRIS       5       13      73       79
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         2                           COURT CRIER:  COURT IS

         3               RECONVENED

         4                           THE COURT:  GOOD AFTERNOON

         5               LADIES AND GENTLEMEN  NOW, MR LAURICELLA,

         6               ONE OTHER WITNESS YOU WANT TO CALL, BUT

         7               THAT WITNESS WON'T BE HERE UNTIL TOMORROW?

         8                           MR LAURICELLA:  THAT'S

         9               CORRECT

        10                           THE COURT:  OKAY  SO IN ORDER

        11               TO MOVE ALONG, MR YOUNG, YOU ARE GOING TO

        12               CALL A WITNESS ON BEHALF OF DR JANOFF?

        13                           MR YOUNG:  YES, SIR

        14                           MR LAURICELLA:  COULD WE MAKE

        15               THIS CLEAR THAT WE ARE TECHNICALLY IN THE

        16               DEFENSE CASE AND NOT IN PLAINTIFF'S?

        17                           THE COURT:  I THINK THE JURY IS

        18               SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH THAT THEY CAN FIGURE

        19               THAT OUT

        20                           MR YOUNG:  DEFENSE CALLS DAVID

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