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.
Wentzville is a city located in western St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 28,768. Wentzville is currently Missouri's fastest growing city. The city's major employer is General Motors which has a full size van assembly plant located there. Site of the county fairgrounds, Wentzville annually hosts the St. Charles County Fair, St. Louis Pirate Festival and the Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire.