SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

July 31, 2008
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 
SONOSITE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 

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Item 8.01	Other Events.
On July 31, 2008, SonoSite, Inc. ("SonoSite") issued a press release announcing that the General Electric Company’s (GE) lawsuit against it in federal district court in Madison, Wisconsin has been resolved (case no. 07-C-0273).  A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this current report by reference.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)			Exhibits
Exhibit No.				Description
99.1				SonoSite, Inc. press release issued July 31, 2008.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, SonoSite, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

						SONOSITE, INC.
Dated:		July 31, 2008				By:		/s/  BERNARD J. PITZ
								Bernard J. Pitz Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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