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.
Kingsburg (formerly, Kings River Switch, Drapersville, Kingsburgh and Wheatville) is a town in Fresno County, California. Kingsburg is located 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Selma, at an elevation of 302 feet (92 m).