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.
Miramonte (formerly, Rancho Miramontes) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on Mill Creek 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Dunlap, at an elevation of 3094 feet (943 m). The first Miramonte post office opened in 1909, was discontinued in 1912, and re-established in 1923.