by Howard Cannon | Mar 9, 2026 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services
Alcohol servers, managers, ownership, and employee level personnel would do well to remember that visible signs of intoxication are not always obvious. The key to looking out for them in the restaurant and bar industry is having all alcohol industry personnel: ➡️ On...
by Howard Cannon | Feb 12, 2026 | Acts of Violence, Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA, Uncategorized
Restaurants and bars are prime targets for robbery, burglary, theft, murder and other criminal and violent activity – often resulting in injury, harm, and even death to employees and patrons. It is restaurant industry standard to have established written safety...
by Howard Cannon | Feb 9, 2026 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA
Identifying signs of visible intoxication matters when you put it the perspective that there are 39 deaths from a drunk driving incident across the United States…per day. Not every month or every week. Every day. You are likely already aware of that problem to...
by Howard Cannon | Jan 22, 2026 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls, Uncategorized
More than 30 million Americans go to restaurants each day. Make no mistake about it, restaurants are an American institution like no other and impact us all – in ways that no other industry can. Restaurants move us. And that’s why when they move outside of the...
by Howard Cannon | Nov 21, 2025 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Consulting & Coaching, Expert Witness Services, Food Safety, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls
Flashback Friday: Howard Cannon on Anderson Cooper Live Welcome to Flashback Friday at Restaurant Expert Witness. Today, we’re going back to 2012, when Howard Cannon appeared on Anderson Cooper Live to share his restaurant industry expertise with a national...
by Howard Cannon | Nov 14, 2025 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Expert Witness Services, Food Safety, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls, Uncategorized
A restaurant risk assessment helps identify hazards before they result in an injury or serious incident. Restaurants involve employees, customers, vendors, equipment, food, beverages, chemicals, vehicles, and constantly changing conditions. Therefore, identifying...
