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.
Glendale is a village in the town of Burrillville, Rhode Island, United States. It is located at 41°58′34″N 71°37′59″W / 41.97611°N 71.63306°W / 41.97611; -71.63306. The United States Postal Service has assigned Glendale the ZIP Code 02826.