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.
Biwabik is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 954 at the 2000 census. Minnesota State Highway 135 and Vermilion Trail (County 4) are two of the main routes in the city. Its name is derived from the Ojibwe word for Iron: Biwabiko-nabik-wan.