check style error when parsing javadoc
<p>I'm slowly trying to introduce checkStyle checks for javadocs in an existing code base. </p>

<p>It seems like every time it encounters  a parameter (@param or @return) which describes a list, map etc.. It fails to parse the code and throws an error, 
does anybody have any idea how to prevent this??  </p>

<p>for example: </p>

<pre><code>  /**
   * Process list of people.
   *
   * @param account the relevant account.
   * @return List&lt;People&gt; the people we are interested in.
   * @throws SQLException
   */
   private static List&lt;People&gt; getPeople(Account account) throws SQLException {}
</code></pre>

<p>so it cannot parse </p>

<pre><code>* @return List&lt;People&gt; the people we are interested in.
</code></pre>

<p>and creates the error: </p>

<pre><code>error: Javadoc comment at column 18 has parse error. Missed HTML close tag 'People'. Sometimes it means that close tag missed for one of previous tags.
</code></pre>

<p>This happens when trying to apply different checks and this jdoc does/should pass the checks. </p>

<p>any help would be great :)</p>