Derek Merman graduated from Baylor University in 1998 with a B.S. in Biology. Mr. Merman chose to focus his talents and attention on the law as the best way to affect positive social and environmental change. Mr. Merman attended law school at the University of Houston Law Center where he graduated cum laude in 2004. As a practicing lawyer, Mr. Merman has been lead attorney in more than a dozen trials and has already won two verdicts in excess of $10,000,000.
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Every year in the United States, people get injured or even die while on the job. In 2014, there were about 3 million workplace injuries or illness cases in the private sector, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Of these cases, about 2.8 million of the 3 million total were work-related injuries. Texas…
If you live in Houston, it probably seems like every few months there is a major incident (plant explosion) at one of our many chemical plants. For many people, when they think about Houston, the first thought that comes to mind is the oil and gas industry and the good economy we enjoy as a…
Although not heard of as often as some other types of injuries, electrocution injuries are still one of the 4 most common causes of construction worker fatalities, second only to falls. Every year, there are approximately 150 electrical fatalities, with about 30,000 or so nonfatal electrical injuries. Of those 150 electrical fatalities, 60 or so…
Every day in the United States, around 10 people die from drowning accidents. In fact, drowning accidents are the 5th leading cause of unintentional deaths in the United States, and the 3rd leading cause of unintentional deaths worldwide. Among the 10 people who die every day in drowning accidents, 2 of them are children 14…
There is an estimated 12,500 new cases of spinal cord injury (SCI) every year. Of those injuries, approximately 80% of them are males, and the average age at the time of injury is 42. Although there are many potential causes of SCI cases, the leading causes of SCI are car accidents and falls, with some…
Defective medical devices play a huge role in personal injury incidents in the United States. Every year, medical device manufacturers create and sell defective medical devices that cause injuries to patients that end up using them. Although there are times when the medical device manufacturers are unaware of the dangerous aspects of their product, there…
In Texas, wrongful death lawsuits can be brought for deaths caused by drowning, electrocution, assault, car accidents, and others. Texas wrongful death law covers a very broad range of liability, and navigating who can file a lawsuit and what compensation they can receive can be very difficult without an experienced attorney. You just lost a…
As is common with many defective drugs or devices that are later recalled, the Alere INRatio Monitors and Testing Strips gained their FDA approval through the FDA’s controversial 510(k) program. The program, which has been around for more than 35 years, allows medical device manufacturers like Alere to get their products approved quickly if they…
Although Alere INRatio devices and Testing Strips were recalled in 2014, Alere had knowledge of the dangerous inaccuracies of their devices for more than 10 years. In 2005 and 2006, the FDA issued warning letters to Hemosense, the manufacturer of the INRatio device at that time. In their warning letters, the FDA noted that Hemosense…
Alere INRatio Monitors and Test Strips were recalled in December of 2014 for producing inaccurate test results when compared to laboratory testing. Patients taking blood thinners such as warfarin need to constantly monitor their blood clotting to make sure they do not suffer a serious bleed. Inaccurate readings caused by Alere INRatio products could cause…
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