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.
Caledonia is a village in Washington County, Missouri, United States. The population was 158 at the 2000 census. Caledonia is part of the St. Louis Metro Area. The village was founded in 1819 and is named after the Roman Empire's Latin name for Scotland. It is 4 miles east of Belgrade, Missouri.