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.
Cedar Ridge is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 174 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east/southeast of Grass Valley, California. and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east/southeast of the Empire Mine in Gold Country. The first Post Office was established in 1948and the zip code is 95924.