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.
Winfall is a town in Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 589 at the 2008 census. It is part of the Elizabeth City, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.