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.
Lake Toxaway is an unincorporated community in eastern Transylvania County, North Carolina on U.S. Route 64, and North Carolina Highway 281. It lies at an elevation of 2979 feet (908 m).