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.
Cedar is an unincorporated community in southeastern Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 23 southeast of the city of Oskaloosa, the county seat of Mahaska County. Its elevation is 814 feet (248 m), and it is located at 41°12′44″N 92°31′33″W / 41.21222°N 92.52583°W / 41.21222; -92.52583 (41.2122326, -92.5257450). Although Cedar is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52543, which opened on 19 June 1874.