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.
Walstonburg is a town in Greene County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 224 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 233 in 2006. Its map location is due north of Snow Hill on NC Highway 91. The town is part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area.