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.
Willard, New York is a community west of Ovid, New York. It overlooks Seneca Lake. It is the location of the historic Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.