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.
Bieber (formerly, Chalk Ford) is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. It is located on the Pit River 55 miles (89 km) north-northwest of Susanville, at an elevation of 4124 feet (1257 m). It has a population of 579. The ZIP Code is 96009. The community is inside area code 530.