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.
Jamestown is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,917 at the 2000 census. It is named after Jamestown, Virginia, the hometown of an early resident. Jamestown is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is served by a branch of the Greene County Public Library.