School District of Shorewood v. Wausau Insurance Companies

This is an appeal from judgments of the circuit court for Milwaukee County, Victor Manían, Circuit Judge, granting the insurance carriers' motions for summary and declaratory judgment and denying the school districts' motions for summary and declaratory judgment.

These cases center on the term "damages" as that term is used in insurance policies promising to pay sums that the insureds are "legally obligated to pay as damages." The circuit court held that complaints alleging racial discrimination and seeking declaratory, injunctive and remedial relief and attorney fees do not constitute actions…