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.
Kirkwood is a farming town located in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Lancaster Metro area, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, near the Chester County border. The zip code is 17536. The latitude of Kirkwood is 39.856N. The longitude is -76.077W. Elevation is 518 feet. The post office in Kirkwood was established in 1856. Kirkwood is home to the trucking company Lester M Prange Inc. Its office is located at 380 Maple Shade Road here.