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.
Melrude is an unincorporated community in Ellsburg Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located northeast of Cotton at the junction of County Road 59 (Melrude Road) and County Road 322 (Lee Road).