American Eagle claims that the store was the scene of more than 100 “significant security incidents” — including customers flashing guns and verbally assaulting staff.
American Eagle, one of the largest remaining tenants in San Francisco’s massive Westfield Mall, is suing the shopping center’s owners for letting it “deteriorate into disarray” and allowing crime to run rampant.
As a result, the staff were left “to suffer and respond to gun violence, physical assaults, burglaries, and robberies,” American Eagle says.they would default on its $558 million loan American Eagle, one of the largest remaining tenants in San Francisco’s massive Westfield Mall, is suing the shopping center’s owners for letting it “deteriorate into disarray” and allowing crime to run rampant.“Westfield cannot walk away from the harm that it has caused without consequence,” said the lawsuit filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court. “It must be held accountable for the damages caused by its failures and broken promises.
American Eagle claims that between May 2020 and May 2023, the store was the scene of more than 100 “significant security incidents.”Sales declined to $298 million in December 2022 from $455 million in 2019, the company said.
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