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.
Gallant (also Clear Springs) is an unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It lies west of the city of Gadsden, the county seat of Etowah County. Its elevation is 814 feet (248 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 35972.