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• 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.

• Cartiva Implant Recall Lawsuits Move Forward, as Plaintiffs Seek Compensation for Big Toe Surgery Failures

  March 11, 2026

  Russell Maas

  Cartiva implant lawsuits are moving forward in federal court as patients across the United States seek compensation for complications linked to the recalled big toe device.

• 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.

• Big Toe Fusion Lawsuit Filed Over Failed Cartiva SCI Implant

  January 27, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Cartiva Inc. faces a big toe fusion lawsuit from a man who says he permanently lost mobility that the implant was supposed to prevent.

• 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.

• Cartiva Toe Implants Failed Due to Design Problems, Lawsuit Claims

  December 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman who suffered a Cartiva toe implant failure in both feet has filed a lawsuit claiming the medical devices were defectively designed.

• Ongoing Cartiva Lawsuit Settlement Negotiations Cited as Reason to Reject MDL Consolidation

  November 25, 2025

  Russell Maas

  Cartiva is urging federal judges to reject consolidation of toe-implant lawsuits, arguing that an MDL would interfere with individual claim resolutions that the company says are already being handled efficiently outside of court.