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.
Conesus is a town in Livingston County, New York (NY), United States. The population was 2,353 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a native word meaning "Berry place. " The Town of Conesus is on the county's east border, and is north of Dansville, NY.