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1 Page 121 1 material from the medical literature and other sources? 2 A That's also fair. 3 Q It takes you about six months to get up to 4 speed on those issues. 5 A Yes. 6 Q So if you started in approximately the middle 7 of 2001 in this process, we're talking early 2002, the 1 \ 8 preliminary education is done. i 9 A Okay. | 10 Q Is that fair? 11 A I'm going to say it's reasonably close. 12 Q Okay. And that's what I'm looking for, i 13 reasonably close. Hand grenade stuff here. 14 You then spend another six months or so 15 preparing yourself for the possibility of testifying in 16 lawsuits? 17 A Probably fair. 18 Q All right. And that takes us pretty much till 1 19 the middle, approximately the middle of 2002. j 20 A Again, I'd have to go back and look at the 21 records but I'll assume since it sounds like you're 22 relying on prior testimony, this is close. 23 Q All right. And some point around that time, 24 around a year after you're contacted you call up -- j 25 Let's go off the record. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SERVICES (415) 288-4280