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.
Perkinsville is a locale in Steuben County in the U.S. state of New York. It is the birthplace of Patty Maloney. It is located at 42°32′23″N 77°37′41″W / 42.53972°N 77.62806°W / 42.53972; -77.62806. As of the 2000 U.S. census, Perkinsville has an average household size of 2.66 persons. From 1882-1963 Perkinsville was on the New York (Hoboken)to Buffalo Main Line of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (1882-1960) and Erie Lackawanna Railroad (1960-1963). Tracks were removed through Perkinsville in 1963 by order of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission to promote highway transportation. Today (2008) Perkinsville has no rail service.