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.
Bethelridge is an unincorporated community in eastern Casey County, Kentucky, United States. It was named by storekeeper and first postmaster Silas Wesley for the name of a local church, which was itself named for its location below Bethel Knob. The post office was first operated on May 14, 1890.