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.
Flossmoor is a village in south suburban Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,301 at the 2000 census. The village is renowned for the quality and architectural variety of its housing stock.