Paul Williams v. Home Depot USA Inc

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff-appellant Paul Williams appeals the district court’s summary judgment dismissing his slip-and-fall negligence suit against defendant-appellee Home Depot USA, Inc. (“Home Depot”). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 20, 2006, Williams was a customer at a Home Depot location in Shreveport, Louisiana, when he slipped on fireplace sand that had leaked from a torn bag onto the store’s floor. On November 19, 2007, Williams filed this negligence suit in Louisiana state court. Home Depot later removed the suit to the United…