In this episode of On The Docket with Napoli Shkolnik, Senior Attorney Maria Fleming and Dr. Soleil Carrillo examine the larger pattern connecting several major litigations involving products and medications widely used by women.

The conversation explores how women’s health has historically been under-researched and misunderstood, from clinical trials that underrepresented women to long-term risks that were not fully recognized until years later. Through discussions surrounding GLP-1 drugs, talcum powder, Depo-Provera, hair relaxers, and transvaginal mesh, the episode highlights the recurring questions at the center of these cases: Were patients fully informed of the risks, and why does accountability often come only after widespread harm is alleged?

They also discuss the broader medical and societal issues tied to these litigations,  ...