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.
Holly Springs is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of 2008, the town population was estimated at 20870, and it had gained the title of "The fastest growing town in North Carolina".