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.
Newcastle (also New Castle) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Iron County, Utah, United States. It lies along State Route 56 southwest of the city of Parowan, the county seat of Iron County. Its elevation is 5,312 feet (1,619 m), and it is located at 37°40′0″N 113°32′58″W / 37.666667°N 113.54944°W / 37.666667; -113.54944 (37.6666413, -113.5494060). Although Newcastle is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84756.