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.
Manorville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 11,131 at the 2000 census. Manorville is the largest hamlet in the state of New York in terms of area. Manorville is served by the Eastport-South Manor Central School District. Manorville is in Town of Brookhaven, but its northeast corner is in Town of Riverhead.