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.
Sugar Grove is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina. Sugar Grove is located in North West North Carolina off of US 321 and West of US 421. Neighboring Cities include Sherwood to the north, Vilas to the southeast, and Rominger to the south