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.
South Deerfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the well-known Yankee Candle Company. South Deerfield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.