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.
Montville is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,546 at the 2000 census. The villages of Chesterfield, Mohegan, Oakdale and Uncasville are also part of the Town of Montville.