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.
Manteca is a city in San Joaquin County, California, USA. As of 2009, the city's population was approximately 66,451 and by 2030 it will have over 108,000 residents and brng in 18,000 new jobs.