Instant Soup Burns Statistics in San Jose
1.0M (Santa Clara County: 1.9M)
City population
38% of San Jose identifies as Asian — highest instant soup consumption demographic
Asian-American population
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center — Burn Center
Primary burn center
Courts in San Jose, California
Santa Clara County Superior Court — Downtown Courthouse
191 N First St, San Jose, CA 95113
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in San Jose
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center — Burn Center
751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
Liability Considerations in San Jose
Your Legal Team
Sarah Mitchell
Senior Partner
Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Mitchell has spent 18 years representing burn victims and product liability plaintiffs in Southern California, with a particular focus on defective consumer product cases involving children. Her engineering background gives her a unique ability to engage with product design expert witnesses and cross-examine defense engineers on the physics of cup stability, heat transfer, and foreseeable consumer use. She has recovered more than $60 million for product liability clients across California, including multiple seven-figure verdicts in pediatric burn cases. Sarah serves on the Product Liability Litigation Group Executive Committee of the American Association for Justice.
Education
- J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law (2008)
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, UCLA (2005)