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.
Yorkville is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) southwest of Hopland, at an elevation of 922 feet (281 m). The original townsite was about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the present site at 38°54′50″N 123°15′40″W / 38.91389°N 123.26111°W / 38.91389; -123.26111. The Yorkville post office opened in 1868 and moved to the new site with the town in 1937. The name honors R.H. York, the town's founder.