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.
Beason is an unincorporated area in Oran Township, Logan County, Illinois, USA. The town lies one mile south of Illinois Route 10. Beason's population is about 200. Beason has a post office with ZIP code 62512.