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.
Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population in 2006 at 8,879. It is the oldest city in Highlands County, and was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England.