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.
Newark is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, USA, 12 miles (19 km) west-southwest of Wilmington. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 30,060. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware. Newark is pronounced /ˈnuːɑrk/ (with a broad A, as in "Noah's Ark"), in contrast to /ˈnuːərk/ or /ˈnjuːərk/ for Newark, New Jersey.