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.
Big Lake is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,063 at the 2000 census. U.S. Route 10 and Minnesota State Highway 25 are two of the main arterial routes in the city.