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              IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
                 OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO
     
     EDWARD SOVINE,
                Plaintiff,
          vs.                         Case No.
     FORD MOTOR COMPANY,              489948
                Defendants.
     
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                 Videotaped deposition of PRASADARAO
     G. KONDAPALLI, M.D., called for examination
     under the statute, taken before me, Claudine
     Kelly, a Registered Professional Reporter and
     Notary Public in and for the State of Ohio,
     
     pursuant to notice and stipulations of counsel,
     
     at the offices of Prasadarao G. Kondapalli,
     
     M.D., 18660 Bagley Road, Cleveland, Ohio, on
     
     Friday, October, 2003, at 1:30 p.m.
     
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 1   APPEARANCES:
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 3        On behalf of the Plaintiff:
 4              Kelley & Ferraro, by
 5              COREY FROST, ESQ.
 6              Penton Media Building
 7              Cleveland, Ohio  44114
 8              (216) 575-0777
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10        On behalf of the Defendants:
11              Rademaker, Matty, McClelland
12              & Greve, by
13              THOMAS F. GREVE, ESQ.
14              55 Public Square, Suite 1775
15              Cleveland, Ohio  44113-1901
16              (216) 621-6570
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19   ALSO PRESENT:
20              Scott Morrison, Video Tech
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 1               MR. MORRISON:  We are on the
 2   record.
 3               PRASADARAO G. KONDAPALLI, M.D., of
 4   lawful age, called for examination, as provided
 5   by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, being by
 6   me first duly sworn, as hereinafter certified,
 7   deposed and said as follows:
 8    EXAMINATION OF PRASADARAO G. KONDAPALLI, M.D.
 9   BY MR. FROST:
10         Q.    Doctor, would you introduce
11   yourself to the jury, please.
12         A.    My name is Prasadarao G.
13   Kondapalli.  I'm a physician practicing
14   pulmonary medicine and also critical care.
15         Q.    All right.  Doctor, could you
16   describe your academic and professional
17   background for the jury, please.
18         A.    I