Everyone’s heard of the hot coffee burn case from the 90s. But not everyone understands it.
For one, many people have no idea how serious of a problem drive thru hot coffee burns have become in the restaurant industry, let alone the causes behind it or the industry standards that restaurant ownership, management, and employee-level personnel are supposed to know when they get into the hot beverage business.
And now, people are getting horrifically burnt and scalded at epidemic proportions.
But besides that, many people don’t know that today, you could never win a lawsuit of that nature based on temperature alone.
The industry standard is clear, and the decisions handed down from courts across the land are clear – hot coffee must be served hot, and at the temperature it is served, it will scald you if it comes into contact with human skin.
If temperature is your only argument – you will likely lose the case. Period!
But there are other industry standards for serving hot coffee that can strengthen a hot coffee burn case…if you know who to look for for information…
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