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.
Barnesville is a village located in the northeastern Pennsylvania anthracite coal region in Rush Township and Ryan Township. Residents who live in Rush Township attend Tamaqua Area School District, while Ryan Township residents attend Mahanoy Area School District. The zip code for Barnesville is 18214.