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• Cartiva Settlement Rumors Mount Again, as More Toe Implant Lawsuits Withdrawn and Trials Approach

  June 26, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The withdrawal of two Cartiva toe implant lawsuits has sparked rumors of a potential settlement agreement to resolve product liability claims over the recalled devices.

• Robot-Assisted Gallbladder Surgery Linked to Higher Risk of Complications: Study

  June 11, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that robot-assisted gallbladder removal surgery results in longer hospital stays and higher complication rates compared to traditional laparoscopic surgery.

• Paragard IUD Bellwether Lawsuits Remain on Track for Trial in Early 2026

  June 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The federal judge presiding over the Paragard IUD lawsuit MDL has extended several key deadlines for a group of bellwether cases, but the trials are still expected to before juries as scheduled in January, March and May 2026.

• Broken Paragard IUD Lawsuit Selected for First Bellwether Trial

  May 12, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has selected the first Paragard bellwether trial, which will involve allegations that the IUD broke and fractured inside a woman’s body as it was being removed.

• Study Finds Ketoacidosis Risks from Side Effects of Invokana, Jardiance, Similar Diabetes Drugs

  May 12, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Diabetes drugs like Invokana may reduce the risk of kidney injury and death after surgery, but may also increase the risk of a form of diabetic ketoacidosis that is hard to detect.

• Failed Cartiva Implant Resulted in Need for Removal, Big Toe Fusion Surgery: Lawsuit

  April 10, 2025

  Austin Kirk

  A lawsuit against the manufacturer of the Cartiva SCI big toe implant claims the product was kept on the market long after the company was aware of high failure and complication rates.

• Cartiva SCI Lawsuit Alleges Toe Implant Worsened Pain, Decreased Range of Motion

  March 31, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Indiana woman has filed a Cartiva SCI implant lawsuit, indicating that the toe implant failed due to a defective design, resulting in the need for revision surgery and recommendations to permanently fuse her big toe.

• Study Suggests There May Not Be a Link Between Ozempic, Mounjaro and Post-Surgery Aspiration Pneumonia

  March 12, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  New findings appear to contradict warnings that GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Mounjaro, can increase the risk of post-surgical aspiration due to a lack of gastric emptying.

• Cartiva Implant Injury Lawsuit Set for Trial in February 2026

  March 7, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A West Virginia woman’s lawsuit over complications with a Cartiva implant has been scheduled to go before a jury in February 2026, involving claims that the big toe implant failed just weeks before the manufacturer issued a Cartiva recall.

• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Fails To Lower Risk of Surgical Site Infections: Study

  January 29, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate negative pressure wound dressings are no more effective at preventing surgical site infections than standard wound care, going against centuries of medical assumptions.