Zurich American Insurance Company v. Syngenta Crop Protection LLC

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed summary judgment for Syngenta, holding that the Tillery Letter was not a pre-policy-period "claim for damages" because it neither identified an actual claimant nor demanded or requested monetary relief. The court also held that Zurich was not entitled to obtain Syngenta's privileged communications under the at-issue exception and that Zurich's coverage denial was reasonably justified, defeating Syngenta's bad-faith claim. There were no separate opinions.