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.
Vega is a city in Oldham County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Oldham County. The population was 936 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 871. In 2005, Vega was the setting for the CMT reality show, Popularity Contest.