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.
Paradise is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States with a zip code of 17562. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census. Paradise, like Intercourse, is a popular site for tourists who like the name of the town. It was the setting of the 1994 comedy film Trapped in Paradise.