Exhibit 8.2 [LETTERHEAD OF LATHAM & WATKINS LLP] Axon Instruments, Inc. 3280 Whipple Road Union City, CA 94587 RE: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION BY AND AMONG MOLECULAR DEVICES CORPORATION, ASTROS ACQUISITION SUB I, INC., ASTROS...Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization • April 28th, 2004 • Molecular Devices Corp • Laboratory analytical instruments
