Category: Premises Liability, Real Estate, Safety, Security Aging Malls Breed Litigation TASA ID: 396 Prior to October of 2012, my previous shopping center personal injury case was in 2004. Since last October, I have been asked to serve as an expert witness in four litigation matters involving serious personal injury or wrongful death that happened in or around regional malls. In my analysis of this unique cluster of cases, it occurred to me that they all shared a common, but poorly understood, element that I thought worth sharing with readers of The TASA Knowledge Center. Read more
Category: Security Are Safe Deposit Boxes on Their Way Out? TASA ID: 1018 "Safe deposit boxes are obsolete, soon to be history, fading away fast, loss leaders, relics from the past and on their way to oblivion." These are several of the negative and totally incorrect statements made recently in a news story published by a large New York business news publication. . . Read more
Category: Financial/Economic, Safety, Security Safe Deposit Boxes: Profit Center or Loss Leader? TASA ID: 1018 As a nationally recognized safe deposit box specialist, I am often asked what techniques could be put in place to transform this “loss leader” into a lucrative endeavor. My answer is always simple and concise: know your market, evaluate and train your department staff, and review your box rental rates, fees, programs and policies. Read more
