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.
Lane is an unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. Lane is 6 miles (10 km) east-southeast of Clinton. Lane has a post office with ZIP code 61750.