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           1     IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
 
           2  FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
 
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           4  ALLSTATE INSURANCE    :  CIVIL ACTION
              COMPANY, a/s/o MICHAEL:
           5  NOONAN and BARBARA    :
              NOONAN, h/w           :
           6         Plaintiffs,    :
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           7         V.             :
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           8  GENERAL ELECTRIC      :
              COMPANY               :
           9         Defendant.     : NO. CVO1-3-559
 
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          11                 February 7, 2002
 
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          13  Oral deposition of DAVID F. TOLER, P.E.,
 
          14  held in the offices of Cozen & O'Connor,
 
          15  1900 Market Street, 3rd Floor,
 
          16  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
 
          17  commencing at 10:09 a.m. on the above
 
          18  date before Maryanne McDuff, a Court
 
          19  Reporter and Notary Public of
 
          20  Pennsylvania.
 
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           1  A P P E A R A N C E S :
 
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                     COZEN & O'CONNOR
           3         BY: MARTIN P. DUFFEY, ESQUIRE
                     1900 Market Street, 3rd floor
           4         Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
                     (215) 665-2780
           5         Counsel for the Plaintiffs
 
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           7         GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP
                     BY: JOHN P. FREEDENBERG, ESQUIRE
           8         120 Delaware Avenue, Suite 500
                     Buffalo, New York 14202
           9         (716) 566-5400
                     Counsel for the Defendant
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           2                 I N D E X
 
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           4  WITNESS                          PAGE NO.
 
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           6  DAVID F. TOLER, P.E.
 
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           8         By Mr. Freedenberg               6
 
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          12               E X H I B I T S
 
          13  NO.           DESCRIPTION        PAGE NO.
 
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              Toler-1      David F. Toler's expert    65
          15               report & photographs
 
          16  Toler-2      Curriculum Vitae           66
 
          17  Toler-3      List of deposition         66
                           testimony
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              Toler-4      List of trial              66
          19               testimony
 
          20  Toler-5      David F. Toler's notes     131
                           from 9/13/01
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              Toler-6      David F. Toler's notes     133
          22               from 2/4/02
 
          23  Toler-7      Bag of ash                 139
 
          24  Toler-8      Photograph                 140
 
 
 
 
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           1  Toler-9      Photograph                 143
 
           2  Toler-10     Photograph                 145
 
           3  Toler-11     Photograph                 146
 
           4  Toler (12-19) Photographs               179
 
           5  Toler-20     Videotape                  155
 
           6  Toler (21-29) Photographs               155
 
           7  Toler-30     CPSC News Release          201
 
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