Slips Trips and Falls

Industry Standards Matter

by Howard Cannon | Sep 23, 2026 | Articles, Slips Trips and Falls

Restaurant slip and fall safety should be a priority for every restaurant. Restaurant floors face hazards every day. Water, grease, food, beverages, and cleaning products can create unsafe conditions. As a result, serious falls can happen. However, the condition of...

We Wrote the Book

by Howard Cannon | Jul 20, 2026 | Articles, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls

Howard Cannon, America’s leading restaurant expert witness, has written the definitive guide on the restaurant slip and fall lawsuit — covering everything attorneys and insurers need for premises liability cases. Drawing on decades of hands-on industry...

Why We Do What We Do at Restaurant Expert Witness: The Slip and Fall Edition

by Howard Cannon | Jul 19, 2026 | Expert Witness Services, Food Safety, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA, Slips Trips and Falls

As a restaurant slip and fall expert witness, I’ve seen firsthand that ignorance of restaurant industry standards, safety, and security rules is not an acceptable excuse. Someone still ends up maimed or killed. Why Slip and Fall Incidents Are So Common in...

Restaurant Employee Responsibilities

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,...