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.
Manchester Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Manchester in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Located at and around the intersections of Vermont Routes 11 and 30 and Historic Vermont Route 7A, it is known for its outlet shopping and upscale boutiques. The population was 2,065 at the 2000 census.