People in this town will always look for a political advantage out of any event, even if it's a mass disaster.

It is, however, what experts call "a mass disaster over time."

In mass disasters, there are mountains of data to sift through.

It is a miracle that a mass disaster of huge proportions did not occur.

In forensic pathology, the investigation of a mass disaster inevitably thrusts a doctor into the national spotlight.

Now DNA testing has become standard in mass disasters.

"I thought, mistakenly, that a mass disaster from an airplane crash would be the equivalent of a building falling down.

In this respect I wish to speak about a particular type of preventable mass disaster: that of building collapse.

"There are two things every client in a mass disaster case wants," Mr. Coale said.

With the incendiary combination of huge government contracts, Internet fund-raising and appeals based on mass disasters, the charity business has entered a new age.

The initial goal of the project was to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and other people caught in mass disasters throughout the world.

Responsibilities may include overseeing the investigation and certification of deaths related to mass disasters that occur within the coroner's jurisdiction.

"Just because you have a mass disaster doesn't mean that people are suspending their religious beliefs," Dr. Wetli said.

The work he did as Special Master earned him recognition since he helped establish procedures which are now apart of mass disaster litigation.

"Mass disasters produce a peculiar reticence in grief - everybody is looking after everybody else," said Dr. Jones.

This time frame may be reduced in certain cases, such as deaths in major battles or mass disasters such as the September 11, 2001 attacks.

A company that lends money to plaintiffs in anticipation of settlement awards has sent them packages including names of law firms specializing in mass disasters.

Mass Disasters and Multinational Liability: The Bhopal Case (Co-written with T. Paul).

A1 The 9/11 commission staff revealed findings in a 12,000-word report on the city's emergency response that the government led by Rudolph W. Giuliani was unprepared for mass disaster.

Missing persons and victims of mass disasters (such as the sinking of the RMS Lusitania) may be issued death certificates in one of these manners.

The Emergency department has several sections including an Operation Theatre and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, which are functional around the clock for use in case of mass disasters.

He has also assisted with personal identification in mass disasters, and helped to identify and document war crimes against the victims of genocide in Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo.

If you ask most Americans about a mass disaster, they're likely to think of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Hurricane Katrina, or the Southeast Asian tsunami.

Unidentified remains (See NIJ Journal article "Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains: The Nation's Silent Mass Disaster")

And while mass disaster offers the most notorious examples of abuses by negligence lawyers, Professor Brickman estimates that tens of billions of dollars are wasted each year settling and litigating lesser injury claims.