"Now the Florida Supreme
Court has settled the issue, and we agree with its decision that the transfer
of property between a grantor and its wholly owned grantee, absent any
exchange of value, is a transaction without either consideration or a
purchaser and thus not subject to the documentary stamp tax.

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"The jury decided this case on the facts, and the facts simply did
not entitle the plaintiff to recover damages," said William S.

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Goldberg, a shareholder with the
Florida business law firm of Berger Singerman , represented Crescent Miami
Center in a precedent-setting lawsuit in the Florida Supreme Court against the
Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR), Case No: SCO3-2063.
(NYSE:MDT) today announced that a California District Court issued
multiple rulings regarding the ongoing patent case with Cross Medical
Products, Inc.
Decisions regarding infringement by the Court will not be decided
until May and the infringement decision does not have any immediate
impact on Medtronic's ability to continue to market these products for
the benefit of patients with spinal disorders.

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There was no third party purchaser and no consideration
paid to the parent company," said Goldberg. of a prior infringement ruling on
the '555 patent which Medtronic believes could positively impact the
infringement decision regarding the '555 patent.

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"Since the 1990 amendment to the pertinent statute, there have been a
number of similar cases cropping up across Florida and the District Court
rulings have been inconsistent," said Goldberg.

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Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties as described in Medtronic's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended April 30, 2004. Actual results may differ
materially from anticipated results.

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Jury Finds Philip Morris USA Not Responsible for Flight Attendant Medical Condition

Medtronic Responds to Rulings in Litigation with Cross Medical Products Inc.

In addition, the judge determined that Medtronic cervical plate
patents '786 and '927 are valid and were infringed by Cross Medical.

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Challenged Florida Department of Revenue for Charging Documentary Stamp Tax
When Parent Company Transferred Property to Wholly Owned Subsidiary

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"We always believed that this is the correct interpretation of the statute
and, in the Crescent matter, we were convinced no tax was due.

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The crosslink and cervical plate technologies are utilized in spinal
fusion surgery.
In addition, there is an existing appeal with the U.

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Swaty , a US Airways flight attendant, flew domestic flights
where smoking was allowed from 1965 up until 1988 when Congress banned
smoking on all domestic flights two hours or less. Circuit
Court of Appeals in Washington D. A ruling on this
appeal is anticipated in the coming weeks., headquartered in Minneapolis, is the world's
leading medical technology company, providing lifelong solutions for
people with chronic disease.

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The firm was the recipient of the 2005 South Florida
Business Journal Business of the Year Award for Legal Services over
$25 million.

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She was not
diagnosed with chronic sinusitis until 1994, six years after the ban. Members
of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking,
creditors' rights, business reorganization , bankruptcy, corporate +
securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real
estate, aviation, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate
planning, and probate.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 48 attorneys working
out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee.

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The rulings indicate that Cross
Medical's '442 crosslink and '602 cervical plate patents are invalid. Its Internet address is
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The court also ruled that one of two claims within Cross Medical's
'555 patent family , which involves multi-axial screws, was infringed
by Medtronic.

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Business Editors

NEW YORK----Today, a Dade County
Circuit Court jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Philip
Morris USA and other cigarette manufacturers, finding that they are
not responsible for the injuries a flight attendant claims were caused
by her exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) while employed as
a flight attendant.
Ohlemeyer, Philip Morris USA vice president and associate general
counsel . This was a
paper transfer only.

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On May 19, a decision was issued in this matter that was argued before the
Florida Supreme Court on November 5. The case revolved around whether a
transfer of property from a parent entity, Crescent Equities (Crescent), to
its wholly owned subsidiary, Crescent Miami Center (CMC), made without
consideration, should be subject to a documentary stamp tax.
Medtronic intends to seek appropriate damages for the infringement.

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Medtronic disagrees with the Court's infringement decision on the
'555 patent and intends to pursue all available legal remedies,
including its right to exercise an appeal regarding this judgment.

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Lorraine Swaty, a 58-year-old flight attendant for US Airways,
claimed her chronic sinusitis was caused by ETS exposure during her
career as a flight attendant. This was done as
an infusion of capital to the subsidiary company, and Crescent received
nothing in exchange.

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