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.
Eddyville is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. Eddyville's estimated population as of 2007 was 962 residents. The community has a post office with a ZIP code of 97343. Eddyville lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Oregon Route 180 east of Chitwood.