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.
Berino is an unincorporated community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Berino is located along Interstate 10 23 miles (37 km) south of Las Cruces.