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.
Richland is an unincorporated community in western Richland Township, Rush County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 244 south of the city of Rushville, the county seat of Rush County. Its elevation is 1,027 feet (313 m), and it is located at 39°29′51″N 85°23′42″W / 39.4975°N 85.395°W / 39.4975; -85.395 (39.4975485, -85.3949681). Although Richland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47634.