California neighbors sue couple for $100,000 over Christmas lights they say caused ‘severe emotional distress’

NBC Bay Area investigative reporter Hilda Gutierrez says this is the kind of holiday story that starts with twinkly lights and ends with lawyers.

In her report from Livermore, she describes a neighborhood feud that has turned into a serious lawsuit over a Christmas display, a wind chime, and even a fence line.

Gutierrez frames it as “anything but merry,” because the couple being sued says decorating their front yard is one of the things they look forward to most each year…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS