Litigation
Jan. 26, 2016
Valley Fever costs the state $12 million
A jury verdict awarded $12 million to five construction employees who contracted an incurable disease while working for the state.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A jury has awarded $12 million to five construction workers who contracted Valley Fever, an incurable fungal disease, while working for the state.
The Solano County Superior Court jury concluded Thursday that the California Department of Transportation not only subjected Bugler Construction workers to known hazards, but willfully concealed the dangerous conditions.
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