{"id":433,"date":"2014-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/beware-of-mall-parking-lot-shenanigans\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:29:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:29:30","slug":"beware-of-mall-parking-lot-shenanigans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/beware-of-mall-parking-lot-shenanigans\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of mall parking lot shenanigans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re going out to the mall to finish (or begin) your holiday shopping, you are certainly not alone. Given the improvement in the nation\u2019s economy and the recent drop in gas prices, it is likely that more people will spend money this holiday season. It is reasonable to believe that retailers are banking on this, so it would not be surprising to see more sales to draw shoppers to the mall.<\/p>\n<p>But with more consumers at shopping centers, the more crowded the parking lots will likely be; which increases the chances for an accident. A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/the-most-dangerous-place-during-the-holidays-the-mall-parking-lot-2014-11-12\" target=\"_blank\">MarketWatch.com<\/a> report indicates that more than one in five car accidents occurs in a shopping center parking lot. This number is likely to increase during the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the holiday season is supposed to be festive and bright, but that may not apply in parking lots where shoppers compete for the best spots. It is likely that drivers will get agitated when a driver sneaks by to grab a spot, or cuts a driver off to prevent a spot from being taken. When emotions run high, it is possible that drivers will take unusual and aggressive measures to land a spot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/beware-of-mall-parking-lot-shenanigans\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Beware of mall parking lot shenanigans\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re going out to the mall to finish (or begin) your holiday shopping, you are certainly not alone. Given the improvement in the nation\u2019s economy and the recent drop in gas prices, it is likely that more people will spend money this holiday season. It is reasonable to believe that retailers are banking on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accidents","tag-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Beware of mall parking lot shenanigans &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; December 11, 2014<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Beware of mall parking lot shenanigans - Car Accidents - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/beware-of-mall-parking-lot-shenanigans\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Beware of mall parking lot shenanigans &#8212; 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