11th Circuit Revives Suit Alleging Fall On Stairs Due To Carpet Illusion

Mealey's (March 12, 2019, 11:59 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a ruling in favor of a hotel restaurant management company on March 4, concluding that the company had not proven that it owed no duty to a plaintiff who claimed that she fell on stairs because of a carpet pattern that created the optical illusion of a level floor (Billie Sanford, et al. v. Omni Hotels Management Corp., No. 18-11091, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 6525)....