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.
Forbes is an unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located southwest of the city of Eveleth at the junction of County Highway 7 and County Highway 16 Forbes is located on the boundary line of Clinton Township and McDavitt Township.