Federal Judge Enters Default Judgment, Voids Yacht Owner’s Maritime Policy

(November 3, 2023, 1:12 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Nov. 3 entered a docket-only order directing the court clerk to enter a final default judgment against a yacht owner and void his policy in a maritime insurer’s suit seeking a declaratory judgment that because the owner misrepresented his compliance with recommendations in a yacht survey, the policy is void....