District Court, D. Maryland August 27, 2014, Civil Action No. ELH-12-03103 (Rybas v. Riverview Hotel Corp.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLEN LIPTON HOLLANDER, District Judge.

A joyful occasion did not end happily for plaintiffs Margaret “Peg” Rybas and her husband, Edward Balajewski, who were guests at a wedding held in Oxford, Maryland on October 4, 2010. While they were dancing on a portable dance floor, Ms. Rybas fell and sustained severe injuries. At the time of the wedding, Ms.