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.
Arcola is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Leesburg is situated 14 miles northwest of Arcola; the national capital, Washington, D.C. , lies 33 miles to the east.