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.
Michigantown is a town in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 406 at the 2000 census. The town was named for the Michigan Road, an early thoroughfare through the area.