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.
Ridgecrest is an unincorporated settlement in eastern Buncombe County, North Carolina, off of Interstate 40/U.S. Route 70, in eastern Buncombe County. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also home to Ridgecrest Camp for Boys and Crestridge Camp for Girls, two large and successful Christian summer camps.