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1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
2 IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
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4 MORGAN HALSTEAD, as Successor :
5 Personal Representative of the :
6 Estate of STARR E SIMPSON, :
7 deceased, for and on behalf of :
8 said Estate and the survivors :
9 thereof, :
10 Plaintiffs, :
11 vs : Case No:
12 D ROLAND RICHMOND, MD; : 98-007068 (02)
13 D ROLAND RICHMOND, MD, PA, :
14 RICHMOND & HUNTER, MD, PA, :
15 NICOLE THOMAS-HUNTER, MD, :
16 NICOLE THOMAS-HUNTER, MD, PA; :
17 EVAN KURT NEWMAN, MD; EVAN KURT :
18 NEWMAN, MD, PA; PETER A :
19 TOMASELLO, MD; PETER A :
20 TOMASELLO, MD, PA; ERNESTINE :
21 R KINDER; RONALD KENNEDY, MD; :
22 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED, a :
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1 foreign corporation f/k/a CORNING :
2 CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC; :
3 PCA FAMILY HEALTH PLAN, INC; :
4 FOUNDATION HEALTH, A FLORIDA :
5 HEALTH PLAN, INC, :
6 Defendants :
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8 Washington, DC
9 Thursday, July 14, 2005
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11 Deposition of: JAMES FRANCIS BARTER, MD, a
12 witness herein, called for examination by counsel
13 for Defendants in the above-entitled matter,
14 pursuant to notice, taken at the offices of
15 Olender Reporting, 1522 K Street, NW, Suite 720,
16 Washington, DC, beginning at 6:40 pm, before
17 Curtis R Cloward, CSR, a court reporter and
18 notary public in and for the District of Columbia,
19 when were present on behalf of the respective
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1 APPEARANCES:
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3 On behalf of the Plaintiff:
4 SHELDON J SCHLESINGER, PA
5 BY: JASON ROBINOVITZ, ESQ
6 SCOTT NEWMARK, ESQ (via video)
7 1212 Southeast Third Avenue
8 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33313
9 (954) 467-8800
10 jbr@schlesingerlawcom
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12 On behalf of Defendant PCA Family Health:
13 STEVEN M ZIEGLER, PA
14 BY: JULIE W ALLISON, ATTORNEY AT LAW
15 Presidential Circle, Suite 375 South
16 4000 Hollywood Boulevard
17 Hollywood, Florida 33021
18 (954) 966-2696
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1 APPEARANCES (CONTINUED)
2 On behalf of Defendant Thomas-Hunter MD
3 (via telephone):
4 WICKER, SMITH, O'HARA, MCCOY,
5 GRAHAM & FORD
6 BY: LINDA MCCULLOUGH, ATTORNEY AT LAW
7 515 E Las Olas Boulevard
8 Suntrust Bank, Suite 1400
9 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
10 (954) 467-6405
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12 On behalf of Defendants Kinder & Kennedy,
13 Quest Diagnostics, Corning Clinical
14 (via video):
15 CLARKE, SILVERGLATE, CAMPBELL,
16 WILLIAMS & MONTGOMERY
17 BY: FRANK RAMOS, ESQ
18 799 Brickell Plaza, Suite 900
19 Miami, Florida 33131
20 (305) 377-0700
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1 APPEARANCES (CONTINUED):
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3 On behalf of Defendants Tomasello and
4 Tomasello PA (via telephone):
5 BURT E REDLUS, PA
6 BY: JODY SELDLIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW
7 19 West Flagler Street, Suite 711
8 Miami, Florida 33130
9 (305) 358-8220
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11 On behalf of Defendants Richmond and Richmond
12 PA, (via telephone):
13 BUNNEL, WOULFE, KIRSCHBAUM, KELLER,
14 MCINTYRE & GREGOIRE
15 BY: ANTHONY GONZALEZ, ESQ
16 One Financial Plaza, S-900
17 100 Southeast Third Avenue
18 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394
19 (954) 761-8600
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1 APPEARANCES (CONTINUED):
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3 On behalf of Defendants Newman and Newman,
4 PA (via telephone):
5 STEPHENS, LYNN, KLEIN, LACAVA,
6 HOFFMAN & PUYA, PA
7 BY: MICHELLE KLYMKO, ATTORNEY AT LAW
8 301 E Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 800
9 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
10 (954) 462-4602
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1 I N D E X
2 WITNESS
3 JAMES FRANCIS BARTER, MD
4 EXAMINATION BY: PAGE
5 By Ms Allison 8, 170
6 By Ms McCullough 108
7 By Ms Gonzalez 161
8 By Ms Klymko 164
9 By Mr Ramos 164, 188
10 By Mr Robinovitz 191
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13 E X H I B I T S
14 NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE
15 1 Curriculum Vitae  13
16 2 Hand-drawn Diagram  100
17 3 Seven Letters  103
18 4 Hand-drawn Diagram  104
19 5 Pathology Report  173
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 (6:40)
3 Whereupon,
4 JAMES FRANCIS BARTER, MD,
5 was called as a witness and, having been first
6 duly sworn, was examined and testified as follows:
7 EXAMINATION BY COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT
8 PCA FAMILY HEALTH
9 BY MS ALLISON:
10 Q Good evening, Dr Barter --
11 MS ALLISON: Excuse me, Scott? Can
12 you possibly mute your microphone or lower it?
13 That will drive me nuts
14 MR NEWMARK: Okay
15 MS ALLISON: Thank you
16 I'm sorry, is the Witness sworn?
17 THE WITNESS: Yes
18 BY MS ALLISON:
19 Q Good evening, Doctor My name is Julie
20 Allison, and I represent PCA Family Health Plan
21 Counsel was kind enough to provide me
22 with a copy of your curriculum vitae You were
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1 disclosed as an OB-GYN Am I correct, sir, that
2 you have additional training and areas of
3 expertise?
4 A Yes, I am a GYN-oncologist, yes
5 Q And your current place of employment