Attorneys for the owner of Gabriel House assisted living facility and a real estate trust that controls the burned-out Oliver Street building say they’re being unfairly prevented from accessing millions in insurance money, and want a state Appeals Court judge to step in.

Without their insurance money, attorneys say, the Oliver Street property “will go to waste,” leaving the company without any value — and potentially no money for plaintiffs if they win their lawsuits.

The assisted living company and its owner are facing 11 negligence and wrongful death lawsuits in Bristol County Superior Court after a deadly July 13 fire. The blaze, one of the worst in state history, left 10 residents dead and dozens of elderly and disabled residents homeless.

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