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            1              IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
            2                OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO
            3  DOROTHY J MELNIK, Individually
            4  and as Administratrix of the
            5  Estate of JOHN MELNIK, deceased,
            6             Plaintif f ,
            7       v s                             Case No
            8  UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF         040195 and 51006
            9  CLEVELAND, et al,                As Consolidated
            10            Defendan-'s

            12           Arbitration before Arbitrators Chris

            13 Burba, Chairman, William D Bonezzi and F M

            14 Apicella, taken before me, Tia G Moseley, a

            15 Registered Professional Reporter and Notary

            1 6Pub 1 ic in and for the State of ohio , at the

            17 Justice Center, Courtroom 16D, Cleveland, Ohio,

            18 on Friday, May 24th, 1985, at 9:15 o'clock am

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                                    Cefara"i, Rennillo
                                     & Mc"hows Couri Reporiers
                                      ELAND OHIO 216 687-1161

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              1   APPEARANCES:

              2           on   behalf   of   the    Plaintiff:

              3               Weisman,  Goldberg & Weisman, by

              4               FRED   WEISMAN,    ESQ    and

              5               R  ERIC KENNEDY,  ESQ

              6               Suite 540 Leader Building

              7               Cleveland, Ohio       4 4 1 1 4

              8               7 8 1 - 1 1 1 1

              9           on  behalf of the Defendant University

            10            Hospitals of Cleveland,

            11                Arter & Hadden, by

            12                MARK   F    McCARTHY,    ESQ

            1 3               1100     Huntington     Building

            1 4               Cleveland ,  Ohio     4 4 1 1 5

            1 5               6 01 6 - I 1 0 0

            16            on  behalf of the Defendants Michael G

            17            Farah, MD  and J  L  Ankeney,  MD  and

            18            University Cardiothoracic Surgeons,  Inc:

            -19               Squire,  Sanders & Dempsey, by

            20                JOHN C  PARKS,  ESQ

            2 1               1800     Huntington     Building

            2 2               Clev eland, Ohio       4 4 1 1 5

            23                687-8500

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                                           Cofara"i,  Rennillo
                                            & Ma"hows  Court Reporters

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       375   8  THOMAS  F  MEANEY,   MD     BY-MR  PARKS:      Q
       394   8       F MEANEY, MD        BY-MR  WEISMAN:       Q
       428  15  THOMAS  F  MEANEY,   MD     BY-MR   McC4RTHY:
       429   5  THOMAS  F  MEANEY,   MD     BY-MR   PARKS:     Q-
       431   4            (Record   read)     BY-MR   PARKS:    Q
       433   1  THOMAS  F  MEANEY,   MD     BY-MR   WEISMAN:     Q-
       433  17  OF  FLOYD  D  LOOP,  MD     13Y-MR  PARKS:    Q-
       457  10  OF FLOYD D LOOP,     MD     BY-MR   KENNEDY:     Q
       504   5  OF FLOYD D LOOP,     MD     BY-MR   PARKS:    Q


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                                      Cofaraffl, Rennillo
                                       & Ma"hows co,treporters
                                      CLEVELAND OHIO 216 687-1161

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            1                        MR PARKS:  As my next

            2   witness, I will call Dr Thomas F Meaney

            3          Swear in the witness, please

            4          THOMAS F MEANEY, MD of lawful age,

            5   called for examination, being first duly sworn,

            6   testified and said as follows:

            7   DIRECT EXAMINATION  OF  THOMAS  F  MEAtlEY,  MD

            8   BY-MR  PARKS:

            9   Q     Dr Meaney, will  you  give  us  your  full

          10    name,  please?

          11    A     Thomas F Meaney

          12    Q-     What is your profession, sir?

          13    A     I'm a physician

          14    Q-     Dr Meaney, is  more  than  75  per