A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few corporate defendants. The tort may involve, for example, personal injuries suffered by numerous plaintiffs as a result of a defective product, or a mass disaster in which there were many injured persons, such as an airplane crash, or exposure of a large group of people to toxic chemicals or pharmaceuticals.
Kirkland is an unincorporated community in central Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, near the Weaver Mountains. It lies along State Route 96 southwest of the city of Prescott, the county seat of Yavapai County. Its elevation is 3,930 feet (1,198 m), and it is located at 34°25′3″N 112°42′44″W / 34.4175°N 112.71222°W / 34.4175; -112.71222 (34.4175251, -112.7121218). Although Kirkland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 86332.