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.
Fort Howard is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is the location of Fort Howard, a former military establishment and the site of a British landing during the War of 1812.