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.
Penryn is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, in the United States. Geographic location is 38°51′08″N 121°10′06″W / 38.85222°N 121.16833°W / 38.85222; -121.16833Coordinates: 38°51′08″N 121°10′06″W / 38.85222°N 121.16833°W / 38.85222; -121.16833. The community's ZIP code is 95663 and the area code 916.