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.
Alderpoint (formerly, Alder Point) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located 11 miles (18 km) east-northeast of Garberville. It lies at an elevation of 472 feet (144 m). The ZIP Code is 95511. The community is inside area code 707.