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Win Your Alcohol and DRAM Shop Case
Dram shop laws for restaurants and bars are among the most important laws governing alcohol consumption in the United States. These laws hold businesses liable for serving or selling alcohol to a minor or an intoxicated person who later causes death, injury, or...
Burning Hot Coffee: A Warning for Restaurant Drive-Thru Customers
Over the last ten years, the number of litigation matters and insurance claims pertaining to hot coffee and hot tea spills on customers coming through a drive-thru has skyrocketed. The statistics for these events are not tracked in any reliable way but look at legal...
Acts of Violence in Restaurants and Bars
Restaurants top the list of industries most prone to violence than any other industry in America. According to the FBI, restaurants come in eighth as one of the most common locations for violent crime with at least 10,490. What is more alarming is the restaurant and...
How to Handle Slips, Trips, and Fall in a Restaurant or Bar
According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), there are an estimated 10 million slip, trip, and fall restaurant visits annually in the United States. Their research also found that wet floors are a major contributor to these incidents, with over 70% of...
Restaurant Expert Witness Dram Shop Laws and Responsible Alcohol Service
Dram shop laws date back as far as the 18th and 19th centuries; and, practically every US state currently has a dram shop law in the effect of some kind, even though they may not call it or actually consider it to be "dram shop." Generally speaking, dram shop laws are...
Restaurant Expert Witness Recognizes National Be Kind to Lawyers Day
National Be Kind To Lawyers Day Restaurant Expert Witness Recognizes National Be Kind to Lawyers Day National Be Kind to Lawyers Day lands on the second Tuesday of April each year and Restaurant Expert Witness. Howard Cannon wants to take a moment to recognize the day...
Losing Focus
Losing Focus Poor execution is a bad meal, an unhappy employee, or a misplaced order. It is lost focus or what I facetiously call “that loving feeling.” Lost focus allows things to slide. For some reason or another, maybe personal issues, ego issues,...
The Importance of Fire Extinguishers
Tip Jar Tuesday The restaurant industry standard is to provide your with crew portable fire extinguishers in well-marked, easily accessible areas, because using portable extinguishers is the quickest way to put out small kitchen and dining fires! Some...
Take the risk
"Be willing to take a risk and push outside of what is comfortable and predictable." -Dr. Helene Gayle To learn more about Restaurant Expert Witness, Howard Cannon, and the expert services he provides, please click here: Howard Cannon,...
Foodborne Illness Danger
68% of Foodborne Illnesses Occur in Restaurants. Restaurant Expert Witness Howard Cannon Warns of Foodborne Illness Danger. Food-borne diseases are illnesses contracted by eating contaminated foods or drinking contaminated beverages....