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.
Whitestown is a town in Worth Township, Boone County, Indiana, United States. The population was 471 at the 2000 census. In Whitestown, Indiana, a new development is underway for a 1,700-acre (6.9 km) mixed use community called Anson. While Anson isn't a stand alone city and is a part of Whitestown, it will be home to a number of new businesses, including Medco Health Solutions and ASILimited. In addition, Anson will include residential, office, healthcare and retail developments including a Lowes Home Improvement Center and Meijer stores. Located along Interstate 65, between the exits at State Road 334 and State Road 267, this master planned community is being developed by Duke Realty Corporation . The north side of the campus is called AllPoints at Anson and is a joint development between Duke and Browning Investments . It is named after Boone County native Anson Mills, an accomplished surveyor, builder, civil engineer, Union Army officer, inventor, diplomat, and author. When finished over the next 10–15 years, Anson is expected to directly employ nearly 25,000 people with an annual payroll of more than $868 million.