Free Reply Brief - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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l I I T I 2. I nm n cc1~rti‘tiéd friééiicnl lub tccluxiciang not a ccrtiticd medical telzluncicgist.
n T · 3_ Ti nm two (2) courses, not Tk1·f0.{2) credits, short of cqmpleting my Bachelor of Scicncc
j T T dmgxcc in THeuIthcarc A·dmi11iet:rn1i0n-.- U
4. T f1,:ll—lliTmc pqsitiun with RAD Llmt was nlibrcd tc mc was llmt of an cmbxyulugislmin-
training. n, T . T T .
5. I did nm. *del;::nhine when P1 patient was ready fm:. cgi; mtricval or artificial
· * I .jH_$¢}'1’li!1ET,i·Dh.‘ ‘lT‘-merely followed scarndmmi upcrazing p`nw¢:duum:s established by RAD `
I T · I wlziiéh cli-di linqi1`ire‘disc;ciion ¤r·ind¤p¤ndcntTiud&,mc11t on my; ilnshnlti
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‘ 6. I worked all RAD peribrrruiig scnicn amiiysisa, sperm proeeseinigv and errdoerine eneiygir;
- This woirir does not require un ittlveneed degree; moreover. it medical aesisaizrnit or lei}
teehniei-u.n een perform these tasks.
7. I never mentioned or raised the issue oi` overtime eompe¤seti:>11 because of my fear oi
l remlirtlory lreetirtcttt from Mme Porimatmi.
I liv , 8, i believe the work nt RAD required more then one erribryologirt because Mme Portmznm
i L i i made tliinge more diiiiieult their they needed to he. I did not iitaive any expeiienee in this
rtree end did not know any better nr the time.
9. I never essessed when an patient was ready for an egg rerrievai or ertiHeiitl iimeniiiiution;
inrsleud, the medical doctors and registered nurses used their disereiion and judgment to
. make theme decisions.
t it). Phiebotemy does not require en advanced degree or specialized imining,.
. _ ii. The work and tasks I perth:-mecl in the Endocrine Lab were pweuant to standard
I E ,.1 operating; proeeduree at RAD and did not require the use 0i` Ciicierelion or independent _
judgment. on my part.
I2. Results from tests performed were generated by :1. computer program.
i E3. The work; and tasks i perihmied in the Androiogy Trib were pursuant to standard
operating; procedures et RAD and did not require the use of discretion or independent;
judgment eu my part.
` I4. I did work closely with Mere Portrnenn. This wma because it/imc always wetehed amd
n monitored me, thereby never aiiowing, me to exercise dir-eretion or independent
U T _ tjirdgment.
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- y 15. l never portforritod a search liar eggs alone. The dunes I was involved in this proeed.1.ire,
More Ptliartmanri olosely monitored and guided mo.
lo, I was still learni..ng the [Coll process andy, as at result, lnever irnected sperm into an egg
witliout ggoidanee from my supervisor.
l'?. T never performed the l£.1t~lI process alone. i always ros:-enived guionec from my
i U supervisor.
_ l { l IH. in order to determine what embryos were properly developing;. l followed a. standard
operating procedure and dial not use discretion or inclependentju·dgmonI.
- 19. i attended at weeloloiig training seminar in June 200l at the Jones Institute tor
Reproductive Mcdioino in Norlblk, VA. My attendance at this training was a prerequisite
to acceptance of the fulldzirne position at RAD bccousc my jpfevious employer had
already paid for my attendance. l tell that it was necessary tor RAI) to pay tor my
attendance since l was leaving my previous employer.
20. I never trained under Michael 'l`uel occasiort..
21. I visited Dr. Tuclccris t\»'I·' Center in Shady Grove, Georgia tor at oi1e·t.imo one:-site
observation. l did not receive any training.
22. My contribution to the scientitie works presented by RAD at national conferences was:
limited to looking up specilic charts and data as requested by Defendant. My
involvement did not include any scientific writing, even though my name did appear on
the finished product as a courtesy.
, 23. E olwayn had to zsslt More .`l·’ortmann what time l needed ro be in time lab oooh day. I did
not have the option ofmaking my own wodc hours or sehoclule.
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24. I was wm; involved in {he interview `prueess of Dawn Primm Cf Linda .Merz·ie0o. lvigm;
!·’mLm.m1n interviewed beth potential emididatcs who are eurreml 3,· employee} by RAD
25. I was milvised hm. Fohmary 2004 [hal T was gcahsg tu be iired. However, I had alromiy
made the deeixion to ierminme my ¤:mp.1oymom: roimionship with RAI!).
26. My resume was never submitted lm my current employer, T11·e11=tb1·o, it was not used in
thc decision to offer me my current position-
27. My eurrzm; position is simile: to the work { was performing at RAD and I euuently
receive overtime (!.()`I‘1'l[')t`1T1&’•11[il§11 Ihr heun: worked 111 excess of 40 hours per week.
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