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.
Shepardsville (also Shephardsville or Shepherdsville) is an unincorporated community in northeastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States. It lies along Trinity Ave. , north of the city of Terre Haute, the county seat of Vigo County. Its elevation is 502 feet (153 m), and it is located at 39°36′3″N 87°25′3″W / 39.60083°N 87.4175°W / 39.60083; -87.4175 (39.6008700, -87.4175194). Although Shepardsville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47880. The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.