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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): January 25, 2012

 

 

NUVASIVE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50744   33-0768598

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

7475 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego, California 92121

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(858) 909-1800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

On January 25, 2012, a judge from the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California in San Diego (Case No. 3:08-cv-01512-MMA-MDD) delivered tentative and non-binding rulings (the “Rulings”) on various post-trial motions, including Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.’s (“Medtronic”) request for an injunction against NuVasive, Inc. (the “Company”).

The Company continues to anticipate that a final judgment regarding Medtronic’s injunction request and the remainder of the issues and motions under dispute in the post-trial motion process will be delivered by the end of the first quarter or early second quarter of 2012. A copy of the Rulings is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Tentative Rulings by the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California in Case No. 3:08-cv-01512-MMA-MDD issued on January 25, 2012.

 

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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.

 

    NUVASIVE, INC.
Date: January 25, 2012     By:  

/s/    JASON HANNON

      Jason Hannon
      Executive Vice President, General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Document

99.1    Tentative Rulings by the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California in Case No. 3:08-cv-01512-MMA-MDD issued on January 25, 2012.

 

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