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.
Waterford, California is the eighth largest city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 6,924 as of the 2000 census. Waterford is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.