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.
Wakefield is an unincorporated community in southwestern Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it historically had a post office, with the ZIP code of 45687. Although the post office was closed on September 2, 2005, the community retains its ZIP code. It lies along U.S. Route 23.