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.
Garrison is an unincorporated community in southeast Christian County, Missouri. It is located on Route 125 about 15 miles southeast of Sparta. Garrison is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.