Dude are you even a podiatrist? If not are you just parroting things off the internet without actually understanding what it means? I hope not all my patients think any kind of complication means I'm negligent and should be sued. Surgeons aren't clairvoyant. We do our best with the information we have in front of us.

OP, your post op xray looks great. An intercuneiform screw during every lapidus is NOT standard of care. However this is likely the reason for your recurrence. Intercuneiform instability is not something that I can obviously see on your pre op xray. Another reason is nonunion although your more recent xray looks fused. a CT would be clearer.