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.
Van is a small unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Pond Fork of the Little Coal River. Its ZIP code is 25206. Van was named after Van Linville, who established its post office and served as its first postmaster.