( July 23, 2026, 11:52 AM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota federal judge held that because the manufacturer of a spinal cord stimulator did not invoke preemption until it filed its motion to dismiss, plaintiffs who allege that they were injured by the device lacked standing to bring claims under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration when they filed the complaint and granted the agency’s motion to dismiss in a series of cases....