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.
Durham is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 2,592 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Durham, Connecticut. The Town of Durham is in the northwest corner of the county.