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.
Perham is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,559 at the 2000 census. The town hosts The Gathering (show), described as the "world's largest fish decoy show. " The annual event will be in its 13th year when it is held April 17th and 18th of 2010.