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.
Niverville is a hamlet in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,737 at the 2000 census. Niverville is located in the Town of Kinderhook and is the seat of town government.