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.
Homosassa Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,458 at the 2000 census. The name derives from the warm spring located in the Wildlife State Park that attracts manatees to the area.