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           1 THE STATE of  OHIO,
           2 COUNTY of CUYAHOGA       SS:
           3                   - - - - -
           4        IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

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           6 BARBARA WILLIAMS, et al,
           7              plaintiffs,
           8       Vs                    Case No
           9                              3 6 1 9 3 2
         10  SCOTT SCOBY, et al,
         11                defendants
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         13        Videotaped deposition of
         14  JEFFREY S MORRIS, MD, a  witness  herein,
         15  called by the plaintiffs as if  upon  direct
         16  examination, and taken before David j
         17  Collier, RPR, Notary Public within  and  for
         18  the State of Ohio, pursuant to agreement of
         19  counsel, and pursuant to the further
         20  stipulations of counsel herein contained, on
         21  Wednesday, the 9th day of June, 1999, at
         22  11:39 am, at the offices of Weisman,
         23  Goldberg & Weisman, 1600  Midland  Building,
         24  City of Cleveland, County of Cuyahoga and
         25  the State of  Ohio

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          1   APPEARANCES:
          2
          3          ON BEHALF OF  THE  PLAINTIFFS:
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          5           Benito CR  Antognoli,  Esq
          6           Weisman, Goldberg  &  Weisman
          7               1600 Midland  Building
          8              Cleveland,  Ohio  44115
          9                  (216) 781-1111
         10
         11
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         13          ON BEHALF OF  THE  DEFENDANTS:
         1 4
         15                 John Reagan, Esq
         16              Meyers, Hentemann & Rea
         17              2100 Superior  Building
         18              Cleveland,  Ohio  44114
         19                  (216) 241-3435
         2 0
         21                    - - - - -
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           3  WITNESS:               JEFFREY  S  MORRIS,  ND
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           7  Direct examination by Antognoli               4
           8  Cross-examination by Mr Reagan              36
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          12                INDEX  OF OBJECTIONS
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          14  BY MR  REAGAN:                          PAGE/LINE
          15                                           33/13
          16                                           3 31 6
          1 7                                          3 42 4
          18                                           35/2
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          1              JEFFREY S MORRIS, MD
          2  of lawful age, having been  first  duly  sworn,
          3  as hereinafter certified, was examined and
          4  testified as follows:
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          6             MR ANTOGNOLI:    Morning,   Doctor
          7             THE WITNESS:      Good   morning
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          9                DIRECT EXAMINATION
         10  BY MR  ANTOGNOLI:
         11  0    For the record, would  you  state  your
         12  full name and professional address, please?
         13  A    Jeffrey Morris, 2365 Edison Boulevard,
         14  Suite 400, Twinsburg, Ohio
         15  Q    And what is  your  occupation,  Doctor?
         16  A    I'm an orthopedic surgeon
         17  Q    And could you tell the jury what an
         18  orthopedic surgeon is?
         19  A    An orthopedic surgeon  is  a  physician
         20  who has done specialized training in
         21  treating conditions, diseases, injuries to
         22  the musculoskeletal system  That system is
         23  the system of bones, joints, muscles,
         24  tendons, ligaments  and  supporting  structures
         25  of the skeleton

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