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.
Fredericksburg is a town in Posey Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States. The population was 92 at the 2000 census. The area was first settled in 1805 and the town was founded in 1815, and named after Frederick Royse, a founding father.