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 Knolls is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. It is part of Hanover Township along with Whippany. Though Cedar Knolls has its own post office, many residents have Morris Plains postal addresses, which confuses those seeking to know the borders of Cedar Knolls. The Trailwood section of Cedar Knolls is known for its typically large homes and affluent residents. Residents of Cedar Knolls attend Mountview Road School, which also has a Morris Plains postal address.