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.
Hereford is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, Hereford has a post office with a ZIP code of 97837. Hereford lies on Oregon Route 245 northeast of its intersection with U.S. Route 26 in Unity.