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.
Uniontown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,802 at the 2000 census. It is often confused to being part of Summit County, Ohio, primarily because the Uniontown post office serves a large part of the city of Green in Summit County. Uniontown was named #69 on CNN Money's "Best Places to Live 2005" list. Uniontown is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.