Alvarez v. Touro Infirmary

MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge.

| aThe plaintiff, Juan Manuel Alvarez, appeals the trial court’s granting of summary judgment dismissing his claims against one defendant, JCT Construction, Inc. (“JCT”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm'.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

■ On June 30, 2005, Mr. Alvarez filed suit in civil district court against Touro Infirmary (“Touro”), alleging he had been injured a year earlier while riding an elevator up to the second floor of Touro as a visitor to the hospital. Mr. Alvarez initially alleged he was injured when employees of Touro, who were also on the…