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Neil's lawyer certainly questioned that statement. "That's merely an excuse. Are you saying that the patient would have died if the surgery was not performed?" Irene's lawyer in turn provided everything from physical evidence to material witness. Ray Hall, one of the doctors in charge during the surgery, was willing to testify for Irene as well—that Dennis would have died if not for the surgery! Even the initial diagnosis, the surgical process, and Dennis's medical history pointed to that. "You may consult other specialists for a third-party opinion with these data to verify if Dennis Turner had faced mortality. But one way or another, it is clear that without said surgery, Mr. Turner would be dead." Neil whispered something into his lawyer's ear then and the lawyer nodded before saying, "That may be the case, but was the surgery performed in adherence to regulations?" The plaintiff had no comeback with the defendants' evidence and testimonies, so they could only repeatedly insis