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.
Hanalei is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 478 at the 2000 census. Hanalei means "lei making" in Hawaiian. Alternatively, the name Hanalei also means crescent bay and may be indicative of the shape of Hanalei Bay..