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.
Rush City is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,102 at the 2000 census. Interstate 35 serves as a main arterial route for the community.