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.
Livingston is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 3,424 at the 2000 census. The town is named after its founding father. The Town of Livingston is in the southwest part of Columbia County. US Route 9 passes through the town.