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.
Homer is an unincorporated community in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. It is located to the southeast of the city of Winona along the Mississippi River at 44°01′17″N 91°33′23″W / 44.02139°N 91.55639°W / 44.02139; -91.55639 on the southern shore of the Mississippi River.