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.
River Pines is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northeast of Fiddletown, at an elevation of 1985 feet. A post office opened at River Pines in 1948; it has the zip code of 95675.