A major mall in San Francisco is being sued by American Eagle for allowing its location to “deteriorate into disarray' from constant crime and violence.
Fox News' Claudia Cowan on how San Francisco is struggling to stay afloat as crime continues to devastate the cityis being sued for allowing the location to"deteriorate into disarray" and for failing to protect American Eagle employees from"gun violence, physical assaults, burglaries, and robberies," according to a report. on a suit by the company that owns American Eagle, AE Retail West LLC, against Westfield mall.
"The lawsuit claims the American Eagle shop, between May 2020 and May 2023, was the scene of more than 100 ‘significant security incidents. … On multiple occasions, patrons have brandished firearms while verbally assaulting the store’s employees,’" theWestfield mall in San Francisco is being sued for allowing the location to"deteriorate into disarray" and for failing to protect American Eagle employees from"gun violence, physical assaults, burglaries, and robberies.
"Westfield cannot walk away from the harm that it has caused without consequence," AE Retail West LLC claimed in the lawsuit filed Monday in ."It must be held accountable for the damages caused by its failures and broken promises," the Chronicle reported.Westfield, a shopping center giant that also has locations at the World Trade Center in New York City and in New Jersey, told FOX Business in June that the company and partner Brookfield Properties had stopped making payments on a $558 million loan securing the San Francisco Centre property.
"For more than 20 years, Westfield has proudly and successfully operated San Francisco Centre, investing significantly over that time in the vitality of the property," the company said in a statement.
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