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.
Ruther Glen is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia, located near the intersection of Interstate 95 and Virginia State Highway 207, at 37°56′19.6152″N 77°28′17.2776″W / 37.938782°N 77.471466°W / 37.938782; -77.471466 (37.938782, -77.471466). It is approximately 30 miles north of Richmond. Mattaponi Springs golf course is located in the community. Politician Julian M. Quarles was born near the community.