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.
Newbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,702 at the 2000 census. Newbury is home to part of Lake Sunapee, including Mount Sunapee State Park Beach. Mount Sunapee Ski Area, in Mount Sunapee State Park, is in the west. The town includes the village of Blodgett's Landing.