(January 4, 2016, 9:54 AM EST) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey federal magistrate judge on Dec. 30 sanctioned orthopedic device maker Zimmer Inc. for its late production of discovery documents, denied a defense attorney’s request to withdraw from the case and ordered Zimmer to produce its agreement to represent a third-party distributor in a spinal fixation plate case(Christopher Trowery v. Joan F. O’Shea, M.D., et al., No. 12-6473, D. N.J.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173155).

(Opinion available. Document #28-160107-014Z.)

Christopher Trowery underwent cervical spine fusion surgery performed by Joan F. O’Shea,...