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.
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina, United States, and the fourth largest city in the state. The 2008 population estimate was 67,339 residents. Rock Hill is located at 34°56′17″N 81°1′34″W / 34.93806°N 81.02611°W / 34.93806; -81.02611, approximately 15 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 70 miles north of Columbia.