Why Can Coffee Burn Your Skin While Not Burning Your Mouth?
One of the most commonly raised questions in hot beverage burn litigation seems deceptively simple: if coffee is hot enough to burn skin, why doesn’t... Read More
A Tale of Two Cups: Quality Cups Contribute to Positive Customer Experiences
A quality hot beverage to-go cup can be the difference between a spill, burn and lawsuit, and a safe and positive customer experience. When considering... Read More
Liebeck v. McDonalds: How a Misunderstood Verdict Could Impact Your Next Case
In 1992, Stella Liebeck suffered severe burns when a cup of hot coffee spilled in her lap. The lawsuit that followed sparked a media firestorm,... Read More
Lei v. Cafe Solstice
No two lawsuits are the same, but after over 45 years in the hot beverage industry, we’ve seen similarities in many of the cases we... Read More
Legal Experience Matters: Five Things I’ve Learned as an Expert Witness
I’ve been in the coffee and tea industry for four decades. But again and again in my work as an expert witness and consultant for... Read More
How An Expert Witness Can Help Win a Hot Beverage Burn Lawsuit
As hot beverage burn lawsuits—with or without merit—flourish in the wake of the seminal 1990s case Liebeck vs. McDonald’s Restaurants, many companies will find themselves... Read More
Going to Court with a Hot Beverage Expert Witness
In the U.S., the vast majority of lawsuits are settled via mediation. As a hot beverage expert witness and consultant for clients facing spill burn... Read More
Getting in Hot Water
Many plaintiffs that bring forward a hot beverage spill and burn lawsuit have a similar complaint – that the coffee was too hot. Americans drink... Read More
From Initial Call Until the Case is Closed: Working with a Hot Beverage Spill Burn Expert Witness
When hot coffee and tea spills happen and injuries result, lawyers hire us as technical consultants who can provide expert witness testimony in litigation related... Read More
From Brew to Burns: How an Accomplished Coffee Professional Became a Spill Burn Expert Witness
This month, our Founder and President Dan Cox traces his journey into the coffee industry, and tells the story of how a coffee expert became... Read More