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.
North Norwich is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,966 at the 2000 census. The Town of North Norwich, which is directly north of the City of Norwich, is in the eastern half of the county.