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.
Barnstead is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,886 at the 2000 census. Home to the Suncook Lakes, Barnstead includes the villages of Center Barnstead and Barnstead Parade.