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.
Kirkwood (also Kemps Corner or Saint Georges Station) is an unincorporated community in central New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It lies along Delaware Route 71, southwest of the city of Wilmington, the county seat of New Castle County. Its elevation is 69 feet (21 m), and it is located at 39°34′18″N 75°41′47″W / 39.57167°N 75.69639°W / 39.57167; -75.69639 (39.5717785, -75.6963203). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 19708.