Catlin (Syndicate 2003) at Lloyd's v. San Juan Towing & Marine Services, Inc.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico sitting in admiralty. The trial involved a maritime insurance policy issued by Appellee Catlin (Syndicate 2003) at Lloyd’s (“Catlin”), to cover the floating drydock 1 PERSEVERANCE owned by Appellant San Juan Towing and Marine Services (“SJT”), a ship repair company based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At trial, the district court concluded that the insurance policy was void ab initio by reason of SJT’s violation of the doctrine of uberrimae fidei in its application for the…