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.
Hampstead is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,297 at the 2000 census. Hampstead, which includes the village of East Hampstead, is home to a portion of the Rockingham Recreational Trail.