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.
Hovland is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Grand Marais and Grand Portage on Minnesota State Highway 61. Hovland is located within the Grand Portage State Forest. Judge C. R. Magney State Park is nearby.