Fried v. Wellesley Mazda

While operating a “loaner” car he had obtained from Hometown Auto Framingham, Inc. (“Hometown Auto”), doing business as Wellesley Mazda (‘Wellesley Mazda”), plaintiff David J. Fried (“Fried”) struck the vehicle of Samuel Grimes (“Grimes”) at a toll booth on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Fried paid $2,226.40 to Grimes in exchange for a release of liability. Fried then sued Hometown Auto and Wellesley Mazda on February 1, 2008 for knowing and wilful violations of G.L. c. 93A and “retaliation.”

On February 14, 2008, Fried served both Hometown Auto, a Massachusetts corporation, and Wellesley Mazda…