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.
Pavilion is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 2,467 at the 2000 census. The town was named after a hotel in Saratoga, New York by an early resident. The Town of Pavilion is in the southeast corner of Genesee County. It is southeast of the City of Batavia.