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.
Springs is a small village in Elk Lick Township, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Springs is known for its Spring Folk Festival annually in October, its museum and its farmers' market. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.