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.
Milford is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. It is located on Mill Creek 15 miles (24 km) south of Litchfield, at an elevation of 4222 feet (1287 m). The settlement began when Judson Dakin and J.C. Wemple opened a mill at the site in 1861. The first post office at Milford opened in 1864, and closed for a period during 1879.