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.
Stevensville is a census-designated place (CDP), in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is the most populous place among both CDPs and municipalities in the county. The Stevensville Historic District is one of only two registered historic districts in the county, the other being the Centreville Historic District.