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.
Peace Valley is a small unincorporated community in eastern Howell County, Missouri, United States. It is about five miles east of Route 17 on Route W. It was named for an early settler nicknamed "Grandaddy Peace".