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.
Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The former Georgetown located in Prince George's County, Maryland, was incorporated into the District of Columbia when it was created in 1790.