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.
Medora is a town in Carr Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 565 at the 2000 census. Medora is noted for its 438-foot (134 m) long triple span covered bridge, the second longest covered bridge in the United States.