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.
Randolph is a small community in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Highway 9 South runs through the center of Randolph. Mostly a farming and logging community, there are many farms and sawmills. Also, there is a large Amish community located here.