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.
Ethel is a town on Highway 12 in east Lewis County, Washington, U.S.. It is near to Salkum. Ethel has a post office, and is serviced by Lewis County Fire District 8 (Salkum).