by Howard Cannon | Jan 29, 2026 | Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA, Uncategorized
About 15 million people work in the restaurant industry in the United States (that’s 10% of the entire US Workforce!) which makes the industry the second largest employer in the country behind the federal government. But turnover in the restaurant business has...
by Howard Cannon | Jan 26, 2026 | Articles, Expert Witness Services, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls
More than three million food service employees and over one million guests are injured annually as a result of slips, trips, and falls in America’s restaurants. According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), the hospitality industry spends over $2 billion...
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 on Anderson Cooper Live} Welcome to Flashback Friday at Restaurant Expert Witness. Today we are throwing it back to 2012 when Howard was a guest on Anderson Cooper Live. Whether you missed the appearance the first time around or you are...
by Howard Cannon | Aug 11, 2025 | Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles
We are happy to announce the eighth published book by Forensic Scientist and Court-Testifying Expert Witness- Howard Cannon coming this Friday! Restaurant Ridiculous: Dram Shop & Alcohol Liability Personal Injury Lawsuits focuses on the negligent management and...
by Howard Cannon | Aug 8, 2025 | Acts of Violence, Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Articles, Expert Witness Services, Food Safety, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls
The four hazards most likely to injure, harm, sicken, maim, or kill customers, employees, vendors, and others in any restaurant: #1 – Ignorance: Those in Charge Don’t Know #2 – Apathy: Those in Charge Don’t Care #3 – Laziness: Those in Charge Don’t Act #4 –...
