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.
Drewryville is an unincorporated community in western Southampton County, Virginia, United States, off U.S. Route 58. It lies at an elevation of 98 feet (30 m).