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.
Pinehurst is an unincorporated village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,941 at the 2000 census. It is located in the southeastern part of town along Route 3A between the Shawsheen River and the Burlington town line. Pinehurst's zip code is 01866 and is for mail delivery to the Pinehurst PO Station only. Home and office mail delivery in Pinehurst must use the Billerica, MA zip code (01821).