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.
Itasca is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,302 at the 2000 census. In 2009, BusinessWeek rated Itasca as the 'Best Affordable Suburb' in the state of Illinois. Also, Business Week rated Itasca had the #1 Best Parks.