article_snippet: The lower court, however, found that the food posed an 'open and obvious' danger.
article_snippet: A New Jersey appellate court said 'Plaintiff alleged that, on March 4, 2010, while a business invitee at Applebee's, Jimenez was injured solely as a result of defendants' negligence when Jimenez came in contact with a dangerous and hazardous condition, specifically, "a plate of hot food."' 'Here, the danger posed by a plate of sizzling hot food was self-evident,' A New Jersey appellate court said. '
article_snippet: Therefore, we conclude that the motion judge correctly determined that defendants had no duty to warn plaintiff that the food was sizzling hot and should be approached with due care.'
highlights_snippet: The lower court found that the food posed an 'open and obvious' danger .
  
highlights_snippet: An appellate court said 'the danger posed by a plate of sizzling hot food was self-evident' 