University Worker Failed to Prove Construction Activity Caused Illness

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A university worker failed to offer sufficient evidence that he contracted Coccidioidomycosis, or "Valley Fever" from exposure to airborne particles from a construction site adjacent to his workplace, a California appellate court said in affirming summary judgment for defendants. Miranda v. Bomel Construction Co., Inc., No. G042073 (Calif. Ct. App., 4th Dist.).

The Fourth District Court of Appeal said in an unpublished opinion on July 30 that experts testifying for Rudy Miranda failed to link his illness with the particular fungal spores at the vacant lot in Fullerton, Calif., called "Dumbo Downs," next to where Miranda …