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The Common Causes of Slips, Trips, and Falls in the Restaurant Industry
The Common Causes of Slips, Trips, and Falls Many different types of contaminates or obstacles can cause a slip, trip, or fall. According to NIOSH (National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health), the top ten slip, trip, and fall hazards are: Contaminants...
The Enormous Restaurant Industry, the Huge Number of Lawsuits & the Role of OSHA.
The Enormous Restaurant Industry, the Huge Number of Lawsuits & the Role of OSHA. OSHA, it is highly important, to say the least Did you know that OSHA plays a very important role in nearly every restaurant and bar industry lawsuit and insurance claim?...
Winning Slip & Fall Cases in Restaurants
Winning Slip & Fall Cases in Restaurants A great number of these slip, trip, and fall incidents are preventable by restaurant management Do you want to win your slip, trip, and fall cases that take place in restaurants? Of course, you do. Did you know that...
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 about 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 dockets...
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,...