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.
Oscar is an unincorporated community located in the southeastern portion of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. It is located primarily along Louisiana Highway 1 on the southern end of False River. Famous residents include renown author Ernest Gaines. This community was formerly home to the Oxbow restaurant and Bonaventure's Landing.