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.
Spring City is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,305 at the 2000 census. Spring City is a member of the Spring-Ford Area School District. It is situated along the Schuylkill River, which divides Chester and Montgomery Counties. Directly across the river is the Borough of Royersford.