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.
Olmstedville is a hamlet in the town of Minerva in Essex County, New York, United States, in Adirondack Park. Historically, it has been the largest settlement in the town of Minerva. Today, it has its own post office and Minerva Central School is located there. One of two stations of Minerva Fire & Rescue is also located in Olmstedville. Community still remains as a largest hamlet in the town.