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.
North Newton is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,522 at the 2000 census. It is home to Bethel College, the oldest Mennonite college in the United States since its founding in 1887.