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.
Newfoundland, Pennsylvania (pronounced "new-found-land") is a small, unincorporated village located in the Dreher Township of Wayne County. It is home to the South Elementary school of the Wallenpaupack Area School District. The South Elementary currently houses Kindergarten through 6th grade students. Two emergency services are headquartered in Newfoundland. Newfoundland Area Ambulance Association and the Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association. They provide coverage for the village and surrounding Dreher Township in addition to portions of adjoining Greene, Sterling, Palmyra, Lehigh and Coolbaugh Townships. It is most famously known as host to the Greene-Dreher-Sterling Fair every Labor Day weekend. It is located at Lat: 41.30722, Lon: -75.32028.