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.
Sudlersville is a town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. The ZIP code is 21668 and the area code is 410. The population was 391 at the 2000 census. It is perhaps best known as the hometown of Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Jimmie Foxx.