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.
Clinton is the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The estimated population of Clinton is 8,845 as of 2008. Clinton is named for American Revolution General Richard Clinton.