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.
District Heights is an incorporated city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located near Maryland Route 4. The population was 5,958 at the 2000 census. For more information, see the separate articles on Forestville, Maryland and Suitland. District Heights is 9.85 miles away from central Washington, DC.