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.
Hookerton is a town in Greene County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 467 at the 2000 census and estimated to be 493 in 2008. It is geographically located southeast of Snow Hill, NC on North Carolina Highway 123. The town is part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area.