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.
Pleasant Hill is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. As of the 1990 census, Pleasant Hill had a total population of 2,218. Pleasant Hill was the home of author and counter-cultural figure Ken Kesey.