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.
Crossett is the largest city in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 5,518, according to 2008 Census Bureau estimates. Combined with North Crossett and West Crossett, the population is 10,763.