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.
Wofford Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Wofford Heights is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Kernville, at an elevation of 2684 feet (818 m). The population was 2,276 at the 2000 census.