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.
Cottage Hills is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Cottage Hills is west of Bethalto and north of Rosewood Heights. Cottage Hills has a post office with ZIP code 62018.