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Nevro Corporation has opposed a petition to consolidate spinal cord stimulator lawsuits into a multidistrict litigation (MDL), arguing that centralization would not increase litigation efficiency despite growing numbers of claims filed nationwide.

Abbott Laboratories is opposing a motion by plaintiffs to consolidate spinal cord stimulator lawsuits into a multidistrict litigation (MDL), despite approximately two dozen product liability cases pending across various federal district courts alleging defective devices and inadequate warnings.

An Alabama woman filed a lawsuit in federal court in California against Boston Scientific alleging her spinal cord stimulator implanted in October 2023 caused worsening pain, numbness, incontinence and other neurological symptoms, ultimately requiring removal surgery that did not resolve her ongoing