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.
Oxford is a town in Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana. The population was 1,223 at the 2006 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.