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.
Paisley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Paisley is home to Boy Scout Camp La-No-Che on the north shore of Lake Norris which at times during the summer and other special events has a larger population than the CDP itself. On the morning of February 2, 2007, a tornado touched down in the community and was blamed for at least 14 deaths.