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.
Fincastle is a town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 359 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Botetourt County. Fincastle is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area.