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.
Palmdale is an unincorporated community in Glades County, Florida, United States. It is located on US 27/State Road 25/State Road 29, just north of where US 27 and SR 29 split off from SR 25. It is home to Gatorama, the self-proclaimed 'world's largest alligator farm' and one of the state's first alligator attractions (opened in 1957.