Thomas v. New Hotel Monteleone, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA TIMOTHY W. THOMAS CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 19-10597 NEW HOTEL MONTELEONE, LLC SECTION “R” (1) ORDER AND REASONS The Court has received a motion for summary judgment from defendant New Hotel Monteleone, LLC.1 Because there is no genuine dispute of material fact as to Hotel Montelone’s liability under Louisiana’s merchant slip-and-fall statute, the Court grants defendant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND This case arises from a slip and fall in a restaurant. On January 13, 2019, plaintiff Timothy Thomas visited the Criollo Restaurant.2 The Criollo…