Hooper v. Marriott International, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

A. JOE FISH, Senior District Judge.

Before the court are (1) the defendant’s motion to apply Ohio law (docket entry 15) and (2) the defendant’s motion for summary judgment (docket entry 16). For the reasons stated below, the motion to apply Ohio law is granted, and the motion for summary judgment is denied.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

This case concerns a slip and fall in the lobby of a hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. Byron Hooper checked into a Marriott Courtyard hotel in Cleveland owned by Marriott International, Inc. on the evening of December 13, 2010. Plaintiffs…