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.
Onondaga is an unincorporated community in Onondaga Township in the southwestern corner of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the Grand River at 42°26′39″N 84°33′44″W / 42.44417°N 84.56222°W / 42.44417; -84.56222Coordinates: 42°26′39″N 84°33′44″W / 42.44417°N 84.56222°W / 42.44417; -84.56222 approximately 20 miles south of Lansing and approximately 15 mile northwest of Jackson.