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.
Marcell is an unincorporated community in Marcell Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. Despite its unincorporated status, it appears on most more detailed maps of Minnesota due to the presence of several locally important businesses and the lack of larger towns in the surrounding area. Marcell is located within the Chippewa National Forest. Minnesota State Highways 38 and 286 are two of the main routes in the community. Nearby places include Bigfork, Talmoon, Bowstring, and Deer River.