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Most sought after Restaurant Expert Witness in the country
Howard Cannon, with over 30 years of experience, makes him one of the most sought-after Restaurant Expert Witnesses in the country. He has provided expert opinions, reports, and testimony in cases involving wrongful deaths, slips and falls, hot coffee burns – just to...
We Need Safe Restaurants
We Need Safe Restaurants Common Hazards in Restaurants Somewhere between 4 to 10 people will die today in restaurants. This will be repeated again tomorrow and the day after that and so on and so on. Before this calendar year is out, thousands will be dead; literally...
OSHA Guidelines, Standards and Safety Rules Apply
OSHA guidelines, standards and safety rules apply to nearly every restaurant industry legal matter and it is a whole lot more than the little bit of text on the OSHA wall poster. Your case will more likely than not depend on the standards applied and whether or not...
Why should you use a Restaurant Expert Witness ?
Let’s face it, disagreements, disputes, accidents, and altercations happen due to a wide variety of circumstances; and, when they do, all parties involved need professional, reputable industry experts to review the matter and assist by providing industry experience,...
Lawsuits and the Role of OSHA
Did you know that OSHA plays a very important role in nearly every restaurant and bar industry lawsuit and insurance claim? Well, it most certainly does, and it doesn’t matter if the person that got injured, harmed, sickened, maimed or killed was an employee or...
We need Safe Restaurants!
Are the Restaurants you frequent safe? According to Restaurant Expert Witness Howard Cannon, the Restaurant Industry is America's most important industry. Think about it; many of our most important happenings occur in restaurants. When you take that and add it to the...
The Proper Cleaning Process for Each Surface
The Proper Cleaning Process for Each Surface Tribology research (the study of the interaction between sliding surfaces) indicates that dirty floors are a common cause of slips and falls. “Contaminants may accumulate on floor surfaces due to inadequate cleaning...
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...