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.
Newcomb is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census. The Town of Newcomb is at the west border of the county and is southwest of Plattsburgh. The town is inside the Adirondack Park; it contains the Lake Harris State Campground. The town is the largest in area in Essex County.