 In 1960, Capone, her son, and Al's sister, Mafalda Maritote, sued Desilu Productions, Inc., Columbia Broadcasting System and Westinghouse Electric Corp., for $6 million in damages.They claimed the series infringed on their privacy and had caused them humiliation and shame.Sonny Capone claimed that his children had been made fun of in school, so much that he was forced to pick up and move his family to another city.