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• Boston Scientific Spine Stimulator Lawsuit Filed Over Numbness, Incontinence, Erectile Dysfunction

  September 16, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Texas man’s lawsuit claims a Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator failed to deliver the expected pain relief, ultimately requiring surgical removal.

• Judge Sets Next Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuit for Trial in January 2027

  September 11, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. District Judge presiding over all Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits has scheduled the next bellwether trial to begin on January 11.

• 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.

• Medtronic Seeks to Dismiss HeartWare HVAD Lawsuit Over Heart Pump Malfunction

  August 18, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The makers of the HeartWare HVAD system have asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit claiming it is defectively designed, alleging that the complaint is preempted by federal law.

• 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.

• Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Payout of $88M Awarded in First MDL Bellwether Trial

  August 5, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The first Covidien hernia mesh bellwether trial has ended in an $88 million verdict for the plaintiff, who suffered bowel resectioning and revision surgery after his Symbotex hernia mesh failed.