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.
Nicholson is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2000 census. Nicholson is known for its Daisy Festival and its famous residents, one of which is the Gambler himself, Kenny Rogers. Actress Tammy Luthi Retzlaff. Ronnie Maxwell is the Mayor.