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.
Black River is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census. The Village of Black River is on the border of the Town of Le Ray and the Town of Rutland. The village is east of Watertown.