Mary Howe v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

On April 28, 2026, in the USDC for the Western District of Louisiana, Samantha Boudreaux, Lynda Tafaro, and Peter Wanek won a motion for summary judgment on liability in an alleged trip and fall case. The plaintiff alleged that she tripped and fell due to an uneven tile floor in the defendant’s store. She suffered a broken right arm and ultimately had a shoulder replacement surgery, among other injuries. The court granted Hobby Lobby’s MSJ, finding that the plaintiff was not able to prove what caused her to fall and that under the Louisiana Merchant Liability statute, the plaintiff was unable to meet her burden of proof to go to trial. Visit link to MSJ.