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.
Dunnegan is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 123 about five miles (8 km) north of Fair Play and mid-way to Humansville. Dunnegan is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.