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.
Treloaris an unincorporated community in southern Warren County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 94 twelve miles south of Warrenton near the Missouri River. The community was founded in 1899 and was named after William Mitchellson Treloar, in honor of his duties as professor of music at Hardin College. Treloar was also a U. S. Representative from Missouri.