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• 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.

• 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.

• Abbott Faces Spine Stimulator Lawsuit Brought Jointly by 17 Injured Patients

  July 23, 2026

  Michael Adams

  Lawsuit alleges Abbott Laboratories sold defective spinal cord stimulators that left 17 patients with worsening pain and neurological injuries.

• Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit Claims Boston Scientific Sales Reps Made Unauthorized Device Adjustments

  July 13, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator lawsuit claims the chronic pain implants are defectively designed, causing a Louisiana woman to suffer shocks and pain, as well as dizziness and fainting spells.

• Nevro SCS Lawsuits Warrant Centralization in New MDL: Motion

  July 8, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs have requested that the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidate all Nevro spinal cord stimulator lawsuits in the Central District of California for pretrial procedures.

• Proclaim Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit Follows Infection, Battery Migration Problems

  July 6, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Texas man's lawsuit claims the electrodes and battery of an Abbott spinal cord stimulator tried to push out of his skin, resulting in a severe infection and the need for surgical removal.

• MDL Sought for Abbott Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuits

  June 29, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of federal judges has been asked to review a proposal that would consolidate all federally-filed Abbott Laboratories spinal cord stimulator lawsuits before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Lawsuit Alleges WaveWriter Alpha Spinal Cord Stimulator Problems Caused Burning, Shocking Sensations

  June 24, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Boston Scientific faces a lawsuit from a man whose WaveWriter Alpha spinal cord stimulator allegedly failed, causing burning sensations and electric shocks.

• Abbott Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Problems Led to Repeat Surgeries, Lawsuit Claims

  June 16, 2026

  Michael Adams

  Four plaintiffs allege Abbott spinal cord stimulator battery problems, painful malfunctions and other device failures caused worsening symptoms and repeat surgeries after the company made hundreds of changes to its implant systems.

• Lawsuit Alleges Spinal Cord Stimulator Shocks, Burns Caused by Manufacturing Defect

  June 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A spinal cord stimulator lawsuit claims that the Abbott Proclaim XR 5 system failed to treat a man’s chronic pain, instead leaving him with shocks and burning sensations.