On February 14, 2017, U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman of the United States District Court, District of Oregon granted a Joint Stipulated Motion for Dismissal with Prejudice submitted by Plaintiffs Smith & Nephew , Inc. and John O. Hayhurst, M.D. and Defendant Arthrex , Inc. subject to the terms of a Settlement and License Agreement. Information about the settlement terms is not publicly available.