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ALEXANDRA M.H. MePEEK
ANDREA M. KELLY
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CORINNE E. CASARINO CHARLES J. O'MALLEY
ANN O'MALLEY (1965-1996)
JOANNE B. ZOBBI
OF COUNSEL
March 30, 2021
Hon. Paula M. Carey
Chief Justice of the Trial Court
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Boston, MA 02108
RE: Quincy Mut. Fire Ins. Co. a/s/o Washington Allston Condo. Trust v. MIT
22 Magazine Street Leasehold, LLC, 22 Magazine Street Fee Owner, LLC
and Jones Lang LaSalle New England, LLC,
Norfolk Superior Court Civil Action No. 2082-CV-00968
Commerce Ins. Co. a/s/o Marie-Dolores Solano ” MIT 22 Magazine
Street Leasehold, LLC and Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.,
Cambridge District Court Civil Action No. 2052-CV-00399
Dear Chief Justice Carey:
Pursuant to G.L. c. 211B, § 9 and Massachusetts Trial Court Rule XII, all
parties to the two above-entitled actions respectfully request an interdepartmental
assignment of the Commerce Ins. Co. case currently pending in the Cambridge
District Court to the Norfolk Superior Court where the Quincy Mut. Fire Ins. Co.
case is currently pending and consolidation of these two cases in the Norfolk
Superior Court.
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O'MALLEY AND HARVEY
Hon. Paula M. Carey
March 30, 2021
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1. Quincy Mut. Fire Ins. Co. a/s/o Washington Allston Condo. Trust —
James T. Buchanan
Buchanan and Associates, Attorneys at Law, P.C.
124 Washington St.
Suite 303
Foxborough, MA 02035
jtb@buchananassoc.com
(781) 255-0330
Michael R. O’Malley
O’Malley-McAuley Law
4 Court St.
Suite 212
Plymouth, MA 02360
omalleylegal@gmail.com
(774) 283-4092.
Commerce Ins. Co. a/s/o Marie-Dolores Solano —
John D. Curran
Parenteau & O’Hara, P.C.
1661 Worcester Road
Suite 204
Framingham, MA 01701
jc@nesubro.com
(508) 232-6267.
O'MALLEY AND HARVEY
Hon. Paula M. Carey
March 30, 2021
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3. MIT 22 Magazine Street Leasehold, LLC
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.!—
John F. Brosnan
O’Malley and Harvey, LLP
400 Fifth Ave.
Suite 310
Waltham, MA 02451
jbrosnan@omalleyharvey.com
(617) 357-5544
These two cases are subrogation cases arising out of a fire that occurred on
November 30, 2017 at 22-24 Magazine Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Quincy Mut. Fire Ins. Co. insured the Washington Allston Condo. Trust, which
owned the condominium located at 172-174 Auburn Street in Cambridge,
Massachusetts at the time of the fire. That property abuts the 22-24 Magazine
Street Property. Commerce Ins. Co. insured Marie-Dolores Solano, the owner of a
condominium unit located at 174 Auburn Street No. 3 in Cambridge,
Massachusetts at the time of the fire.
The current docket sheets for both cases are enclosed. The parties request
for interdepartmental assignment and consolidation of these two cases in the
Norfolk Superior Court should be granted because: (1) both cases arise out of the
same November 30, 2017 fire, (2) the defendants in both actions are the same, (3)
the cases involve common questions of law and fact, (4) the witnesses and
evidence to be presented in both cases will be substantially similar, apart from each
plaintiff's respective damages claim; (5) both actions are in the very early stages of
litigation and no depositions have been taken; (6) neither case has a trial date; (7) it
' Commerce Ins. Co. filed an amended complaint naming only MIT 22 Magazine Street Leasehold, LLC and Jones
Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. as the defendants on January 22, 2021 in the Cambridge District Court. Quincy Mut.
Fire Ins. Co. will be filing a similar amended complaint naming only MIT 22 Magazine Street Leasehold, LLC and
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. as the defendants in the Norfolk Superior Court. MIT 22 Magazine Street Fee
Owner, LLC will be dismissed from the Norfolk Superior Court action and Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. will
be substituted for Jones Lang LaSalle New England, LLC as the correct defendant in that action.
O’MALLEY AND HARVEY
Hon. Paula M. Carey
March 30, 2021
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will promote judicial efficiency and economy; and (8) it will conserve the parties’
resources.
Accordingly, all parties to these two actions respectfully request that they be
assigned to and consolidated in the Norfolk Superior Court.
Sincerely,
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Michael R. O’Malley
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John D. Curran
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ce Hon. Judith Fabricant
Chief Justice of the Superior Court
Hon. Paula C. Dawley
Chief Justice of the District Court
Hon. Beverly J. Cannone
Regional Administrative Justice
Norfolk Superior Court
Hon. Roanne Sragow
First Justice
Cambridge District Court
O’MALLEY AND HARVEY
Hon. Paula M. Carey
March 30, 2021
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James T. Buchanan, Esq
John D. Curran, Esq.
Michael O’ Malley, Esq.
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2082CV00968 Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company Subrogee of
Washington Allston Condominium Trust vs. MIT 22 Magazine Street
Leasehold, LLC et al
Case Type:
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Case Status:
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File Date
10/13/2020
DCM Track:
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2052CV000399 Commerce Insurance Company a/s/o Marie-Dolores Solano v.
MIT 22 Magazine Street Leasehold, LLC
Case Type:
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Case Status:
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File Date
11/06/2020
DCM Track:
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