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.
Beattie is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. The population was 277 at the 2000 census. The city has been called "The Milo Capital of the World" and hosts the annual "Beattie Milo Festival".