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.
Pershing is an unincorporated community in northern Rochester Township, Fulton County, Indiana, United States. It lies along CR400W northwest of the city of Rochester, the county seat of Fulton County. Its elevation is 751 feet (229 m), and it is located at 41°5′46″N 86°19′8″W / 41.09611°N 86.31889°W / 41.09611; -86.31889 (41.0961532, -86.3188916).