Appellant Says Arguments In Insurance Association’s Amicus Brief Mirror Insured’s

(March 24, 2020, 12:33 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — An appellant who claims that a federal judge in Massachusetts erred when finding that his insurer was not required to pay a third-party claim for diminution in value (DIV) tells the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a March 5 brief that two insurance associations should not be allowed to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the insurance company because their arguments mirror those of the appellee (Jonathan Martins v. Vermont Mutual Insurance Co., 19-1878, 1st Cir.)....