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.
Kettle River is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, along the Kettle River for which it was named. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1921. Minnesota State Highway 73 serves as a main arterial route in the community.