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 Restaurants
Slip and fall incidents are the number one cause of accidents in hotels, restaurants, and public buildings, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Willis). That statistic alone should give every operator pause. The restaurant industry sees more slip-and-fall incidents than any other industry doing business across this country. These incidents cost establishments money through workers’ compensation claims, employee downtime, lawsuit payouts, and lost customers. They also cause injuries that are sometimes life-changing or catastrophic — and at times, even loss of life. From hands-on experience, we can tell you the number of incidents occurring each year in restaurants and bars across America is truly mind-boggling. And for those of us who deal with them, it’s heartbreaking. These slip and fall incidents, accidents, events, and occurrences happen to employees, vendors, independent contractors, and customers from nearly every walk of life.
How a Restaurant Expert Witness Can Help Your Case
Howard Cannon has over 350 litigation cases and decades of hands-on restaurant industry experience. He’s helped attorneys, insurers, and restaurant owners nationwide understand how these incidents happen — and how better practices could have prevented them. If we provide education, instead of just waiting for another multi-million-dollar lawsuit, we can more positively impact the industry, the people, and the world.