California Family Awarded $8 Million After Neighbour Labelled Autistic Son a Nuisance

A family in California has been awarded $8 million in a case that began when a neighbour described their autistic son as a public nuisance. The neighbour had objected to noise the boy made in the backyard. The family's lawyers maintained that the child was never left unsupervised at any point. The mother also said the dispute pushed the family out of their rental home, even though they had to pay more rent to live elsewhere.