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.
Temple is an unincorporated community in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania at an elevation of 361 feet. The community was named for a hotel sign urging travelers to "Stop at Solomon's Temple. " (Solomon was name of the innkeeper. ) Temple was formerly an independent borough, until it was disincorporated on January 1, 1999. The zip code is 19560.