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.
Churubusco is a hamlet in the Town of Clinton, in Clinton County, New York, United States. The community is located on New York State Route 189 north of U.S. Route 11 near the Quebec border. The community was named in honor of the U.S. troops that fought in the Battle of Churubusco campaign during the Mexican–American War. The area ZIP code is 12923.