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.
Ludlow is an unincorporated community in western McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated at 41°43´N, 78°56´W, within the Allegheny National Forest. population: approx. 1000 people