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.
Norwood Young America is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,108 at the 2000 census. The city was formed on January 1, 1997 when the cities of Norwood and Young America merged.