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.
Oelwein is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,692 at the 2000 census. The largest community in Fayette County, it is located at the junction of State Highways 3 and 150.