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.
Standard is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. STandard is 4 miles (6 km) east-southeast of Sonora. Standard has a post office with ZIP code 95373. Standard was established as a company town for the Standard Lumber Company; its post office opened in 1910.