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.
Preemption is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. Preemption is 4 miles (6 km) west of Sherrard. Preemption has a post office with ZIP code 61276.