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.
Hill City is a city in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 479 at the 2000 census. U.S. Route 169 and Minnesota State Highway 200 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.