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.
Steens is an unincorporated village in Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Steens is located at 33°33′48″N 88°18′58″W / 33.56333°N 88.31611°W / 33.56333; -88.31611 northeast of Columbus. According to the United States Geological Survey, a variant name is Jamisons Mill.