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.
Voorheesville is a village within the town of New Scotland in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 2,705 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a railroad attorney, Alonzo B. Voorhees. The village is situated by the north town line of New Scotland