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.
Califon is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,055. Califon got its name because California, its original name, didn't fit on the sign, so it was shortened to Califon.