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 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
While there are some hot coffee and/or hot tea spills that happen in the dining area of restaurants, they most commonly occur in fast-food and in various kinds of drive-thru lanes. Many of these injuries are devastating and life-altering. Here are but a handful of...
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 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...
