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.
Jacobson is a small unincorporated community in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. Formerly known as "Mississippi Landing," it is named after Paul Jacobson, who started the local post office and mail route in 1901. Minnesota State Highways 65 and 200 are two of the main routes in the community.