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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Presently, there are over 2,000 lawsuits filed against Bayer Pharmaceutical Company that are direct results of using Mirena. Most of the suits have been placed transferred to a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the Southern District of New York. The suits are not class action lawsuits; rather, the suits against Bayer are of the mass tort…
After GM issued the recall in 2014, there were hundreds of lawsuits filed against the company. Though some went the class action route, others were offered a chance to settle their claims with GM through their a $625 million fund designed to compensate victims and their families. For those that chose to opt out of…
The Food Poisoning Lawyer at the Merman Law Firm, principal office located in Houston, Texas, learned from the FDA that Chobani, Inc. has voluntarily recalled Greek yogurt products after they were linked to 89 consumer complaints of illness after consumption. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm367298.htm. Chobani claims that the culprit is a mold commonly found in the dairy environment, Mucor…
The Food Poisoning Lawyer at the Merman Law Firm, principal office located in Houston, Texas, has learned from the USDA and the FDA that Reser’s Fine Foods products have been linked to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Many of the company’s products have been recalled, along with products distributed by other companies that use Reser’s…
The Food Poisoning Lawyer at the Merman Law Firm, principal office located in Houston, Texas, has learned from the USDA and the CDC that Foster Farms chicken products have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg. The Foster Farms Salmonella outbreak investigation is ongoing, and to date, 362 consumer complaints of illness have been reported. http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/heidelberg-10-13/index.html….
Blood Infections caused by Recalled Calcium Gluconate Injections Prefilled Calcium Gluconate injections were recalled today after more that fifteen people got blood infections after using the medicine. The blood infections caused by recalled calcium gluconate injections manufactured by Specialty Compounding in Cedar Park, Texas. The blood infections caused by recalled calcium gluconate injections affected more than a dozen people in Texas who…
Recalled Baby Einstein Jumper More than 400,000 units of the Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumper in the United States and Canada after receiving nearly 100 complaints about the product. Recalled Baby Einstein Jumper – Skull Fractures Of the incidents reported, 61 cases involved injuries ranging from bruises and lacerations to face and skull fractures. The…
More than 20 ill, at least one fungal infection Last week, the fungal infection attorney at The Merman Law Firm reported on a voluntary recall of Main Street Pharmacy’s “sterile” steroid injections because of a lack of sanitary control. Now more than 20 illnesses have been reportedly linked to Main Street Pharmacy’s contaminated drugs. At…
Fungal Meningitis Attorney, Derek Merman The fungal meningitis attorney at the Merman Law Firm currently represents victims injured by contaminated compounding pharmacy products. The latest in a growing epidemic of recalled compounding pharmacy products also implicated fungal infections – this time it is “Main Street Pharmacy.” According to national news sources, Main Street Pharmacy has issued…
Yesterday, Robert Luke and I viewed the memorial service for West first responders from downtown West with several community leaders and survivors. I was touched by the heartfelt sympathy everyone in the community and nation feels for those that gave their lives to protect us all. The City of West has bonded together to help each other…
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