Non-dog neighbors brought a malicious prosecution and
abuse of discretion suit against dog - owning neighbors and their litigation attorney, with the attorney settling with non-dog neighbors for a pretrial amount of $ 17,500 and non-dog owners «lighting» up their neighbors with an award of $ 305,106.04 in economic damages (consisting of attorneys fees paid by non-dog owners to their counsel in the prior proceedings and malicious prosecution suit) and $ 25,000 in economic damages.