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.
Linch is an unincorporated community in southeastern Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 192 southeast of the city of Buffalo, the county seat of Johnson County. Its elevation is 4,957 feet (1,511 m), and it is located at 43°36′23″N 106°11′46″W / 43.60639°N 106.19611°W / 43.60639; -106.19611 (43.6063624, -106.1961324). Although Linch is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82640. Public education in the community of Linch is provided by Johnson County School District #1.