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.
Clarington is a village on the Ohio River in Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The population was 444 at the 2000 census. Clarington is served by the Monroe County District Library from its administrative offices in Woodsfield, Ohio.