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.
Redwood is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the area population was 584. Redwood is in the eastern part of the Town of Alexandria The community is near the southeast town line.