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.
Monroeville is a city in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 6,862. The city is the county seat of Monroe County. It's known as the home to Pulitzer prize-winning Harper Lee, an author most famous for her writing of To Kill A Mockingbird.