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Nerdy kid from a wealthy new york suburb who was driven by sibling rivalry to outshine his brothers. >> mark figured, the way to be the apple of my parents eye is to do well in school. he went to the university of pennsylvania, then went to ucla medical school where he thrived. >> he could have established his ear nose and throat medical practice anywhere, but in 1996 he chose merrillville, indiana. it was close enough to chicago that he could live there and have chauffeurs drive him to his offi...

>> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i dont think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose dr. >> uh-huh. >> in hindsight, going to the s...

And consulted with us on this story, mark weinberger was a nerdy kid from a wealthy new york suburb who was driven by sibling rivalry to outshine his brothers. >> mark figured, the way to be the apple of my parents eye is to do well in school. he went to the university of pennsylvania, then went to ucla medical school where he thrived. >> he could have established his ear nose and throat medical practice anywhere, but in 1996 he chose merrillville, indiana. it was close enough to chicago that he...

>> he advertised just as a sinus specialist. patients called him knowing or suspecting they had sinus problems. why is it unusual that he confirms that, yes, indeed you have that condition and why would he not offer them a surgical solution to their conditions? >> weinbergers attorney closed his case by reminding the jury the case before them only concerned dr. weinbergers treatment of one patient, not that doctors wealth or reputation or the fact that he had fled the country. with that, the jur...

>> you thought it might be allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i dont think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >...

Nerdy kid from a wealthy new york suburb who was driven by sibling rivalry to outshine his brothers. >> mark figured, the way to be the apple of my parents eye is to do well in school. he went to the university of pennsylvania, then went to ucla medical school where he thrived. >> he could have established his ear nose and throat medical practice anywhere, but in 1996 he chose merrillville, indiana. it was close enough to chicago that he could live there and have chauffeurs drive him to his offi...

>> after the surgery, she never again complained about the sinuses. "vanity fair" writer buzz bissinger says that defense fits in perfectly with what hes learned about mark weinberger. i believe he thinks all of the surgery he did was necessary. >> weinbergers lawyer had witnesses that said phyllis barnes cancer was probably not even detectible when she first visited dr. weinberger. in fact, other professionals such as the emergency room doctors who had seen phyllis barnes at the same time had f...

Allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i dont think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose dr. >> uh-huh. >...

In fact, other professionals such as the emergency room doctors who had seen phyllis barnes at the same time had failed to detect her throat cancer. >> i would ask people just to look at it for more than just one side. >> interestingly, suzette dennington, perhaps mark weinbergers most passionate defender, was not called to testify. >> he advertised just as a sinus specialist. patients called him knowing or suspecting they had sinus problems. why is it unusual that he confirms that, yes, indeed ...

>> you thought it might be allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i dont think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards....