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.
Verner is a small unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States, just outside of the town of Gilbert. It lies at an altitude of 781 feet (238 m).