Parisian Barred from Testifying on ‘Regulatory Causation’ in Aredia/Zometa ONJ Case

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida federal judge has barred expert Dr. Suzanne Parisian from testifying on the issue of “regulatory causation” in a Zometa injury case, noting the parties have agreed plaintiffs will not proffer expert testimony as to medical causation.

On April 2, Judge Susan C. Bucklew of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida explained that in order to discuss whether the drug's label should have been revised, Parisian would need to opine whether there was a causal association between Zometa and ONJ, which is essentially the same as discussing whether there was a causal …