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• 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.

• Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant Lawsuits Centralized in Federal MDL

  February 10, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML has issued an order to consolidate all Cartiva SCI implant lawsuits before one federal judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Lawsuit Alleges Cartiva Implant Loosened, Degraded in Great Toe

  February 5, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman's Cartiva lawsuit claims the toe implant was defectively designed, which the manufacturer allegedly hid for years from the public and federal regulators.

• Cartiva Toe Lawsuit Consolidation To Be Reviewed by MDL Panel in January 2026

  December 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants in Cartiva toe lawsuits will present oral arguments on January 29, 2026, concerning whether the litigation should be consolidated under one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• MDL Sought for Cartiva Implant Lawsuits Filed in Federal Court System

  November 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of plaintiffs are asking a panel of judges to consolidate all federal Cartiva toe implant lawsuits before one judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Lawsuit Claims Cartiva SCI Failure Caused by Defective Design of Big Toe Implant

  September 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman's Cartiva SCI lawsuit indicates surgeons had to remove the implant and fuse her big toe into place after it shrunk, moving it out of position.

• Lawsuit Indicates Cartiva Implant Fails in 2 Out of 3 Patients, But Continued To Be Sold in U.S.

  February 13, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Cartiva implant recall was finally issued in October 2024, following years of concerns about the high failure rate and problems with the device, per Pennsylvania man's lawsuit.

• Cartiva Toe Implant Lawsuit Filed Over Worsened Pain, Reduced Range of Motion and Need for Surgical Removal

  February 7, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Illinois man is facing the choice of whether to fuse his big toe into position, resulting in permanent loss of mobility, due to a Cartiva toe implant's failure, according to a new complaint.

• Top Medical Device and Drug Recalls of 2024 Resulting in Lawsuits and Investigations

  December 27, 2024

  Russell Maas

  Recalls for BioZorb, Cartiva, Impella, Sterile Water and Oxbryta have each resulted in a growing number of lawsuits against manufacturers, for failing to warn about defects or potential side effects that have caused injuries.

• Lawsuit Alleges Cartiva Foot Surgery Failed Almost Immediately, Resulting in Need for Removal of Toe Implant and Fusion Procedure

  December 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The complaint comes weeks after a Cartiva recall was issued by the manufacturer, due to higher-than-expected failure rates following foot surgery involving the synthetic toe implant.