The president of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama has issued a public response after an alumna filed suit against the school, alleging that mold contamination on campus caused her to develop respiratory complications and severe asthma. The complaint argues that mold exposure in college housing or instructional buildings was a proximate cause of her ongoing health issues.
Litigation tying chronic respiratory disease to building mold remains uncommon at the college level, where claims usually settle quietly and never reach a docket. The Spring Hill case is notable because it puts a specific physical mechanism -- airway inflammation and asthma development from mold exposure -- at the center of the legal theory, rather than relying on more general "sick building" language.
The school says it is reviewing the claims and stands behind its facilities team. The plaintiff's filings will likely turn on building maintenance records, prior complaints, air sampling history, and the timeline between her time on campus and her diagnoses.