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.
Rueter is an unincorporated community in Taney County, Missouri, United States. Located at western intersection of U.S. Route 160 and Route 125, it is the site of a post office and a few homes. Mark Twain School R-8 is also listed as being in Rueter, Although it is not within the town limits. Rueter is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.