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.
Quaker Hill is a village or neighborhood in the town of Waterford, Connecticut, in the southeastern part of the state. It is located in the northeast corner of the town, on the west bank of the Thames River north of New London, and centered around the the intersection of the Old Norwich Road and the Old Colchester Road. Modern-day Quaker Hill is primarily residential. The village center is included in the Quaker Hill Historic District, a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic district is the area around Old Norwich Road, extending as far south as the village of Thames View and as far north as Route 32. Quaker Hill is also the place name used for ZIP code 06375, which also extends beyond Quaker Hill to encompass the entire northeastern portion of the town of Waterford, including Bartlett, Best View, Cohanzie, Harrisons, and Thames View.