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.
Veradale is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,387 at the 2000 census. Since 2003, the area has been incorporated as part of the city of Spokane Valley.