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.
Green Bank is a community in Pocahontas County in West Virginia's Potomac Highlands inside the Allegheny Mountain Range. Green Bank is located along WV 28. It is home to the Green Bank Telescope, the world's largest fully-steerable radio telescope, which is operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). Green Bank is also close to the Snowshoe Mountain ski resort.