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.
Almelund is a small unincorporated community, in Amador Township, Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. It is located at 45°29′29.00″N 92°47′7.01″W / 45.49139°N 92.7852806°W / 45.49139; -92.7852806, about 55 miles north-northeast of Minneapolis at the intersection of Minnesota State Highway 95 and Chisago County Road 12 (Park Trail).