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.
Aurora is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 1,850 at the 2000 census. State Highway 135, County Highway 100, and County Highway 110 are three of the main arterial routes in the community.