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.
Eldridge is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,159 at the 2000 census; a special census conducted by the city in 2004 counted 4,807 residents. Eldridge is a part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area.