Sanchez v. Witham

This is an automobile tort action to recover on a claim of negligence against the individual defendant and under G.L.c. 93A for the corporate defendant’s alleged unfair settlement practices in violation of G.L.c. 176D. Pursuant to Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A., Rule 5, the trial judge has reported his rulings on the defendants’ motions to sever the tort and G.L.c. 93A claims for trial and on the plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery.

Plaintiff Magdalena Sanchez (“Sanchez”) allegedly sustained injuries when the vehicle she was driving was struck in the rear by a rented automobile operated by…