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.
Brownton is a city in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 807 at the 2000 census. U.S. Route 212 and Minnesota State Highway 15 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.