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.
Gerton is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on U.S. Route 74 Alternate, at an elevation of 2,674 feet (815 m). The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gerton's ZIP code is 28735. Fire protection is provided by Gerton Fire and Rescue, which has a class 6 DOI rating.