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.
Niangua is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 445 at the 2000 census. It lies three miles from Interstate 44 and five miles north of Marshfield. Niangua is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. United States Congressman Roy Blunt was born in Niangua. Evangelist and gospel singer, Scott Fraker is a graduate of Niangua High School.