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.
Orange Cove is a small town in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 7,722 at the 2000 census. Almost all of Orange Cove's residents are Hispanic, many of whom are farmers. Orange Cove is located 8 miles (13 km) east-southeast of Reedley, at an elevation of 423 feet (129 m).