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.
Madison (formerly Cache Creek) is an unincorporated community in Yolo County, California. Madison's ZIP Code is 95653 and its area code 530. It is located 10.5 miles (17 km) west of Woodland, at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). The Cache Creek post office opened in 1852, moved and changed its name to Madison in 1877. The name was bestowed by Daniel Bradley Hulbert after his hometown, Madison, Wisconsin.