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.
Menoken is an unincorporated community in southwestern Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It lies southeast of the city of Bismarck, the county seat of Burleigh County. Its elevation is 1,722 feet (525 m). The community has had many different names, including Blaine, Burleigh, Burleigh Station, Clarkes Farm, and Seventeenth Siding. It was first named Blaine for James G. Blaine, U.S. Senator from Maine. "Clarke's Farm" was given for C.J. Clarke of Pittsburgh, a local farmer. "Menoken" is originally an Indian name. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 58558.