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.
Gilbert is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 1,847 at the 2000 census. State Highway 37 and State Highway 135 are two of the main arterial routes in the community. Gilbert is part of the Quad Cities of Virginia, Eveleth, and Mountain Iron.