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.
Sherwood is a village in Branch County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 324. The village is located within Sherwood Township near the St. Joseph River.