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.
Harveyville is a city in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. The population was 267 at the 2000 census. Harveyville is home to the Harveyville Project, an Artist Residency and Sculpture Garden. Harveyville is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.