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.
Wilseyville is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2769 feet. Wilseyville is notorious for the ranch owned by Leonard Lake which was used in his serial killings, and used to dispose of the bodies of his victims. Wilseyville's post office was established in 1947; it has the zip code 95257. Wilseyville was named after Lawrence A. Wilsey, an executive at the Forest Products Company.