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.
Cathay is a city in Wells County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 56 at the 2000 census. Cathay was founded in 1893. The center of population of North Dakota is located in Cathay .