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.
Lerose is a small settlement in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. , in the "Kentucky Highlands" region. It is 370 miles from the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C.. Nearby places include the county seat of Booneville, Chestnut Gap, and Tallega. It has a cemetery and several hollows.