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.
Whelen Springs is a town in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 84 at the 2000 census. From 1930 through 1939 the town thrived, being a main hub of operations for the then powerful Ozan Lumber Company.