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.
Milan is a city in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,958 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sullivan County. While named for the famous Milan, Italy, it is prounouced MY-lun, or MY-lan (both variations are used).