Double your pleasure, double your fun. Two cases this time; in both the inn won.

The Power of the Sign

I dub the first case The Power of the Sign. The facts are simple and the outcome you will applaud. Plaintiff, a guest at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, slipped on an unidentified substance on the marble floor in the lobby. She suffered injuries and sued. The surveillance video of the accident showed a hotel employee dry mopping the area and then placing four "wet floor" signs where he had mopped, minutes before plaintiff’s fall.

The court determined the display of the caution signs constituted reasonable care, the standard a hotel must meet to avoid liability. The court therefore dismissed the case in the hotel’s favor without the necessity of a trial. An interesting twist—the signs were not the usual bright yellow or orange caution notices.