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.
Tallula is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 by William G. Greene. The population was 638 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.