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.
Canby is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California. It is located 17 miles (27 km) west of Alturas, at an elevation of feet (m). at an elevation of 4314 feet (1315 m). It has a population of 413 people. The ZIP Code is 96015. The community is inside area code 530.