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.
Allensville is a city in Todd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 189 at the 2000 census. Settled in the 1800s and incorporated in 1867, the city was named for a pioneer family in the area.