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.
Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States. The population was estimated to be 42,126 in 2007. On July 17, 2007, Forbes. com listed Lincoln as the nation's fastest growing city from 2000 to 2006 with an increase of 238.6% in population. This growth is due to Lincoln being located in the rapid suburban development north of Sacramento, in Placer County. Lincoln is part of the Sacramento-Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.