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.
Chestnut is an unincorporated community in Aetna Township, Logan County, Illinois. Its claim to fame is that it is the geographic center of the state.. The community is located along Illinois Route 54. It is the home of Abby C.