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.
Centerton is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,146 at the 2000 census and 5,621 at a special census in November 2005. A tornado destroyed 40 homes, damaged 150, and injured 12 people on March 12, 2006. Centerton is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.