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.
Augusta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. The population was 284 at the 2000 census. It is named after the daughter of D. J. Hogan, an early rancher. Augusta is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area.