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.
Piedmont is an unincorporated community in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. Piedmont is 8 miles (13 km) west of Severy. Piedmont has a post office with ZIP code 67122.