Takahisa Furukawa ex rel. Sakyo Furukawa v. Arbella Mutual Insurance

This impleader action arises out of a claim for underinsurance benefits. Defendant, Arbella Mutual Insurance Company (“Arbella”), filed a third-parly law suit pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 14 against defendant Akiko Furukawa (“Akiko”) for negligence. Arbella filed this law suit after plaintiff Takahisa Furukawa (“Takahisa”) filed a suit against Arbella for underinsurance benefits on behalf of his minor son, Sakyo. Akiko is the wife of Takahisa and mother of Sakyo.1 Akiko has moved to dismiss pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), alleging that Arbella has no standing to sue her for negligence. For…