by Howard Cannon | Jan 23, 2025 | Acts of Violence, Alcohol Liability/DRAM Shop, Consulting & Coaching, Expert Witness Services, Food Safety, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls, Uncategorized
The restaurant industry standard is to provide your crew portable fire extinguishers in well-marked, easily accessible areas, because using portable extinguishers is the quickest way to put out small kitchen and dining fires! Some establishments have complete fire...
by Howard Cannon | Dec 20, 2024 | Hot Coffee Burns
Injuries from spills of hot coffee or tea are known as ‘scald injuries.’ Webster’s Dictionary defines scald as “to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam.” “Burns are classified as first-, second-, or third-degree, depending on how deep and severely they...
by Howard Cannon | Dec 13, 2024 | Hot Coffee Burns
America loves coffee. From a simple black cup o’ joe to a Grande mocha latte with extra whipped cream, it is a national obsession. Go into any average-size city in this country and look around. Chain coffee shops, independent coffee shops, doughnut shops, fast-food...
by Howard Cannon | Dec 11, 2024 | Hot Coffee Burns
When most people hear about hot coffee spills – and the accompanying lawsuits involved – the first thing they think of is the infamous fast-food lawsuit from the 90’s. Although that case brought awareness to the dangers of hot coffee, it also set a precedent for...
by Howard Cannon | Dec 11, 2024 | Hot Coffee Burns
There are several restaurant industry standard safeguards that have been set in place to prevent customers or employees from being injured by hot coffee or tea. The problem is most places don’t bother to follow these safeguards anymore. It’s a fact that...
by Howard Cannon | Dec 9, 2024 | Hot Coffee Burns
There are so many cases of hot coffee and hot tea spills at restaurants that are never, or barely publicized – or that settle out of court – that most people have no idea how many lawsuits and injuries there are. There isn’t an accurate database that tracks these...
