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.
Poplar Ridge, New York is a location, perhaps a hamlet, in Cayuga County, New York. It holds the Jethro Wood House, a National Historic Landmark. It is recognized in Google Maps.