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.
Ryegate is a town in and the county seat of Golden Valley County, Montana, United States. The population was 268 at the 2000 census. Ryegate is situated on the north bank of the Musselshell River.