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.
Quinhagak (also spelled Kwinhagak) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 555. The Yupik name for the village is Kuinerraq, meaning "new river channel. " It has been dated to at least 1000 AD.