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.
Winfield, Texas is a small town in Titus County, Texas, United States. The population was 499 at the 2000 census. Residents of Mount Pleasant, Texas go there to buy alcoholic beverages, because Mount Pleasant is located in a dry county but the city of Winfield permits alcohol sales within the city limits. It is approximately 10 miles from Mt. Pleaseant to Winfield.