2508 A CGL policy insuring against liability for sums the insured is legally obligated to pay as damages because of property damage covers property damage losses pleaded as contractual damages; a private arbitration award, even if judicially confirmed, does not have collateral estoppel effect on non parties unless there was an agreement to the contrary.CitationVANDENBERG v SUPERIOR COURT (Arbitration Estoppel) 21 C4 815 [See: Vandenberg v Superior Court (RevGrtd) AT 1/98; Thibodeau v Crum 4 CA4 749; Sartor v Superior Court 136 CA3 322; Waller v Truck Ins 11 C4 1]
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