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.
Wheeler is an unincorporated community in northern Union Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 130 northwest of the city of Valparaiso, the county seat of Porter County, and lies about four times closer to the city of Hobart. Its elevation is 666 feet (203 m), and it is located at 41°30′42″N 87°10′45″W / 41.51167°N 87.17917°W / 41.51167; -87.17917 (41.5117046, -87.1792001). Wheeler has a post office with the ZIP code of 46393.