(January 22, 2019, 1:12 PM EST) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge Jan. 17 said a plaintiff injured when a device broke in her spine may have a claim against a manufacturer’s representative who was present during her lengthy procedure and who consulted with the surgeon after the device broke (Brenda Laran Crowe v. Synthes Spine, Inc., et al., No. 18-1519, N.D. Ala., Southern Div., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8396)....