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.
Sangerville is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,270 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840–1916)and Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet (December 23, 1874 – July 7, 1943).