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.
Webster is an incorporated municipality in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 486. Webster was the first county seat of Jackson county, until Sylva took over in 1913.