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.
Whitmer is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Whitmer is 7.5 miles (12 km) south-southwest of Harman. Whitmer has a post office with ZIP code 26296.