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.
Churchville is a small unincorporated community in the western part ofAugusta County, Virginia, United States. Churchville Elementary School (Grades K-5) is located there. It is home to the Churchville Public Library, part of the Augusta County Library Branch. It is a tree-lined community that is home to several churches. Churchville is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.