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.
Dayton is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,344 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ed Purcell has been the town's mayor since 2008.