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.
Maxwelton is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Maxwelton is located on U.S. Route 219 5 miles (8 km) north-northeast of Lewisburg.