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.
Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Nicknamed "The Friendly City. " The population was 19,097 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County.