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.
Macomb is an unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route K about two miles south of U.S. Route 60. The post office and a couple of businesses are located at the interchange on the outer road and MoDOT has posted signs for the town at this location, although the real town is further to the south.