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.
Maine is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 5,459 at the 2000 census. The Town of Maine is on the western border of the county and is northwest of Binghamton. Maine is home to the Greater Binghamton Airport. The airport services Binghamton and the surrounding area.