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.
Gilboa is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2000 census. The town was named after a prominent community in the town. The Town of Gilboa is in the south part of the county and is southwest of Albany.