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.
Clyde is a village in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 74 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration which houses 550 documented saint relicts—said to be the largest collection in the United States.