Exhibit 5.1
SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP
1065 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10018
TEL 212 930 9700 FAX 212 930 9725 WEB WWW. SRFF.COM
September 14, 2005
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: IN VERITAS MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
FORM SB-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the above-captioned registration statement on Form SB-2 (the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), filed by In Veritas Medical Diagnostics, Inc., a Colorado corporation
(the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
the registration of up to 62,642,964 shares of the Company's common stock.
We have examined the originals, photocopies, certified copies or other evidence
of such records of the Company, certificates of officers of the Company and
public officials, and other documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary
as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have
assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as certified copies or photocopies and the authenticity of the
originals of such latter documents.
Based on our examination mentioned above, we are of the opinion that the
securities being sold pursuant to the Registration Statement are duly authorized
and will be, when issued in the manner described in the Registration Statement,
legally and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable under the laws of the
State of Colorado, including statutory provisions, all applicable provisions
under the Colorado state constitution, and reported judicial decisions
interpreting those laws.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under "Legal Matters" in
the related Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consent, we do not hereby admit
that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP
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