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.
Portland is a city in Traill County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 604 at the 2000 census. Portland was founded in 1882. Portland is the smaller neighbor of nearby Mayville.