The term 'SEEKING DAMAGES' can be broken down into two words, 'SUING' and 'DAMAGES'. The term 'SUING' refers to the legal process of initiating a lawsuit against another party in order to seek compensation for a wrong or injury. 'DAMAGES' refers to the amount of money that is sought as compensation for the wrong or injury. In other words, when someone is seeking DAMAGES, they are filing a lawsuit in order to receive financial compensation for a wrong or injury that has been done to them.