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.
See also Engelhard (disambiguation): Engelhard is a small unincorporated fishing community in Lake Landing Township on the mainland of Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. It has access to the Pamlico Sound.