premises liability claim

In Thomas v. Omni Hotels Management Corporation, the U.S. District Court held, under Virginia law, that a customer injured on a hospitality provider’s premises must prove (1) that the owner had knowledge that a defect existed and (2) that the defect created an unsafe condition.

September 8, 2017

Thomas v. Omni Hotels Management Corporation, ___ F. Supp. 3d ___, No. 5:15-cv-00086, 2017 WL 913814 (W.D. Va. March 7, 2017) On March 7, 2017, the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia issued its opinion in Thomas v. Omni Hotels Management Corporation.  In Thomas, the Court applied Virginia law and held…

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