19 results

• Cartiva Problems Suppressed By Manufacturer Before Toe Implant Recall: Lawsuit

  September 30, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A product liability lawsuit against the manufacturers of the recalled Cartiva toe implant claims they sat on the true failure rates of the device for months before pulling it off the market.

• Cartiva Injury Lawyers Appointed to Leadership Roles in Federal MDL

  September 2, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has appointed more than a dozen plaintiffs' attorneys to serve in leadership positions in the developing Cartiva lawsuit litigation.

• Cartiva Implant Lawyers To Meet With MDL Judge for Initial Conference in Aug. 2026

  June 30, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The initial status conference for consolidated federal Cartiva toe lawsuits claiming the recalled implants were defectively designed has been scheduled for August.

• Failed Cartiva Implant Required Multiple Toe Surgeries, Lawsuit Alleges

  June 11, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cartiva implant lawsuit accuses the manufacturer of knowingly selling a defective medical device that led to a woman's big toe being fused in place after the product failed and had to be removed.

• Cartiva Surgery Lawsuit Claims SCI Implant Failure Required Big Toe Fusion

  May 26, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A West Virginia woman alleges a Cartiva synthetic cartilage implant failed within a year, causing chronic pain, stiffness and bone loss that ultimately forced surgeons to permanently fuse her left big toe.

• Cartiva Toe Implant Erosion Resulted in Persistent Pain, Lawsuit Alleges

  May 19, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cartiva toe implant lawsuit alleges the device eroded after implantation, causing implant failure and bone loss that ultimately required a woman’s big toe to be surgically fused, leaving her with permanent mobility limitations.

• Cartiva Failure Lawsuit Alleges Implant Caused Instability, Falls and Need for Fusion Surgery

  May 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cartiva failure lawsuit filed by an NCAA official claims the implant's defective design ruined her career.

• Lawsuits Over Cartiva Real-World Failure Rates Continue To Roll Into MDL

  April 20, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Cartiva Inc. faces more than a dozen toe implant lawsuits after the company's device was pulled from the market due to higher-than-expected failure rates.

• Lawsuit Indicates Cartiva Toe Implant Revision Rates ‘Alarmingly High’

  April 1, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit claims the manufacturer misled doctors and patients about Cartiva revision rates for years, before pulling the big toe implant from the market in 2024.

• Cartiva SCI Lawsuit Alleges Big Toe Implant Migrated Out of Position

  March 24, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cartiva SCI implant lawsuit says the big toe implant's defective design was known to the manufacturer long before it issued a recall in 2024 over high failure rates.