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.
Kings Park is a census-designated place (CDP) and town located in the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island. The population was 16,146 at the 2000 census. It borders Nissequogue to its east across the riveria, with Fort Salonga to its west, Commack to its southwest and Smithtown CDP, to its east. Kings Park is noted for its schools, numerous parks, and natural beauty.