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.
Homedale is a city in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,528 at the 2000 census. Homedale lies on the banks of the Snake River and is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.