29 results

• Abbott Spinal Cord Stimulator Explant Surgery Required After Device Failure: Lawsuit

  September 10, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A South Carolina woman alleges an Abbott spinal cord stimulator malfunction caused painful electrical shocks that required removal surgery less than two years after implantation.

• Judge Allows Back Stimulator Lawsuits Against Boston Scientific to Be Directly Filed in MDL

  August 31, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. District Judge overseeing Boston Scientific back stimulator litigation has ordered that lawsuits may now be filed directly with the federal MDL court in Central California.

• Hearing on Abbott, Nevro SCS Lawsuit MDL Centralization Set for September 2026

  August 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML will hear oral arguments in late September over whether to consolidate all federal Abbott Laboratories and Nevro spinal cord stimulator lawsuits for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Judge Appoints Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawyers to Leadership Roles in Boston Scientific MDL

  August 24, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has appointed a group of plaintiffs attorneys to leadership positions in the growing Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator federal litigation.

• Boston Scientific Stimulator Lawsuit Alleges Spine Implant Caused Nerve Damage, Shocks

  August 18, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A spinal cord stimulator lawsuit from a Kentucky man claims his Boston Scientific device was defectively designed, leaving him with permanent nerve damage and wire fragments fused into his bones.

• Nevro Stimulator Lawsuit MDL Request Opposed by Manufacturer

  August 14, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML has been asked to reject a petition by plaintiffs seeking to consolidate all federal Nevro spinal cord stimulator lawsuits before one federal judge, claiming the injuries and claims are too different from plaintiff to plaintiff.

• Abbott Continues to Oppose Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit MDL, Despite Mounting Claims

  August 10, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Manufacturer wants the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to reject a proposal by a group of plaintiffs to consolidate all federal Abbott spinal cord stimulator lawsuits.

• Lawsuit Over Spinal Cord Stimulator Removal Claims Device Caused Numbness, Incontinence

  August 6, 2026

  Michael Adams

  An Alabama woman has filed a lawsuit alleging a Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator failed to relieve her chronic pain, instead causing complications that ultimately required surgery to remove the entire system.

• Spine Stimulator Injury Lawyers Seek Leadership Roles in Boston Scientific MDL

  July 31, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawyers involved in Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator lawsuits have proposed an organizational structure for those chosen to represent the needs of all plaintiffs in the litigation.

• Spinal Cord Stimulator Reprogramming Caused Electric Shocks, Worsening Pain: Lawsuit

  July 27, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott faces a Proclaim spinal cord stimulator lawsuit by a man who says the device not only failed, but that he was repeatedly electrocuted when sales representatives without medical licenses tried to reprogram it.