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.
Pickens is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Pickens is 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of Huttonsville. Pickens has a post office with ZIP code 26230.