Fabrique v. Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Kulik, A.C.J.

¶1 In March 2003, John and Lisa Fabrique attended a banquet at a hotel restaurant and then *679became ill from salmonella exposure. Ms. Fabrique alleged that she developed Reiter’s syndrome, or reactive arthritis, from the salmonella exposure. Ms. Fabrique’s primary treating physician, rheumatologist Dr. Gary Craig, diagnosed Ms. Fabrique with psoriatic arthritis but could not opine that the salmonella exposure resulted in that condition. The court granted Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that Ms. Fabrique lacked sufficient evidence to…