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.
Buena (pronounced by locals as "BYOO-na") is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,873. Landisville and Minotola are unincorporated areas located within Buena Borough.