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.
Nicollet is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 889 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mankato–North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area. U.S. Route 14 and Minnesota State Highways 99 and 111 are three of the main arterial routes in the community.