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.
Boyds is an unincorporated community in Ferry County, Washington, United States. Boyds is located along the south end of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area near the Kettle River, which serves as a boundary with Stevens County. The community of Barstow can be found a few miles to the north. Boyds is assigned the ZIP code 99107. Boyds is a politically conservative area and a stronghold for the Republican Party.