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.
Mono Hot Springs (formerly Lower Hot Springs and Lower Mineral Hot Springs) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It lies at an elevation of 6562 feet (2000 m). There are six separate hot springs here, the hottest is 112 °F (44.4 °C). The Mono Hot Springs post office was established in 1945.