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.
Jerome is a city in Jerome County, Idaho, U.S.A. The population was 7,780 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jerome County, and sits at an elevation of 3763 feet (1147 m) above sea level. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.