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.
Bishopville is a small unincorporated community 10 miles (16 km) north of Berlin in Worcester County, Maryland, located at 38°26′35″N 75°11′38″W / 38.44306°N 75.19389°W / 38.44306; -75.19389. The community is just south of the Delaware state line. Bishopville arose at the site of a mill on and crossing of the Bishopville Prong of the St. Martin's River. The crossing, the main road through the community, is now Maryland Route 367.