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UNITED STATES
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
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2008
INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
         
Delaware   1-16789   04-3565120
         
(State or Other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
51 Sawyer Road, Suite 200, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(781) 647-3900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex-5.1 Opinion of Jay McNamara, Esq. Senior Counsel, Corporate & Finance, of the Company

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Item 8.01. Other Events.
     Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide the legal opinion of Jay McNamara, Esq., the Company’s Senior Counsel, Corporate & Finance, relating to the Company’s prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on December 10, 2008 (File No. 333-138919).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
    
5.1
  Opinion of Jay McNamara, Esq., Senior Counsel, Corporate & Finance, of the Company
 
    
23.1
  Consent of Jay McNamara, Esq., Senior Counsel, Corporate & Finance, of the Company (included in Exhibit 5.1)

 

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC.
 		  
Date: December 10, 2008  By:   /s/ Jay McNamara    
    Jay McNamara   
    Senior Counsel, Corporate & Finance   

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
    
5.1
  Opinion of Jay McNamara, Esq., Senior Counsel, Corporate & Finance, of the Company
 
    
23.1
  Consent of Jay McNamara, Esq., Senior Counsel, Corporate & Finance, of the Company (included in Exhibit 5.1)