by Howard Cannon | Aug 26, 2026 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop
16 Signs of Visible Intoxication Every Bartender and Server Should Recognize Someone dies in an alcohol-impaired driving crash in the United States every 44 minutes, according to NHTSA. That doesn’t count the bar fights, sexual assaults, and slip and falls that...
by Howard Cannon | Aug 14, 2026 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Expert Witness Services
Early Signs of Visible Intoxication By the time a customer is stumbling, vomiting, slurring words or passed out at the bar, we are no longer talking about the early signs of visible intoxication. That person may be far beyond the early warning signs. Yet, too often,...
by Howard Cannon | Jun 4, 2026 | Acts of Violence, Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Consulting & Coaching, Expert Witness Services, Food Safety, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls
Restaurant Employee Responsibilities Restaurant safety is not management’s responsibility alone. Employees play an important role, too. Restaurant employee responsibilities include participating in training, following established procedures, recognizing hazards,...
by Howard Cannon | May 21, 2026 | Acts of Violence, Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA
Workplace violence has long been prevalent in the restaurant industry due to several high-risk factors, such as: the exchange of cash with the public working alone, in isolated work sites or high-crime areas delivering of food products the sale of alcoholic...
by Howard Cannon | May 19, 2026 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services
Signs of Visible Intoxication: Training Matters Recognizing the signs of visible intoxication is not always easy. Without proper training, it can be even more difficult. Alcohol servers and managers should understand what to look for when serving customers. They...
by Howard Cannon | Apr 6, 2026 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA
Dram Shop Expert Witness: Alcohol Overservice Cases Every 44 minutes, someone dies in an alcohol-impaired-driving crash in America. In 2024, 11,904 people were killed in these crashes. Behind those numbers are real people, families, injuries and deaths. In some cases,...
