by Howard Cannon | Feb 27, 2026 | Articles, Expert Witness Services, Hot Coffee Burns
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...
by Howard Cannon | Feb 18, 2026 | Articles, Expert Witness Services, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA
Restaurant drive thru scalds and burns from hot beverages have become a problem of epidemic proportions. The Burn Foundation states that the food service industry experiences the highest number of burns of any employment sector — listing job positions of cooks, food...
by Howard Cannon | Feb 2, 2026 | Articles, Expert Witness Services, Hot Coffee Burns, Restaurant OSHA
Cups and lids are the heroes we didn’t know we needed when it comes to protecting against hot coffee spills. But they can’t do their job if they are not used or stored properly. If cups are stacked upside down, or lids are stacked in a pile, the lip of the cup or lid...
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...
