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.
Palmyra is an unincorporated community in and the county seat of Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States. Palmyra lies on the eastern bank of the Rivanna River along U.S. Route 15.