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.
Towner is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of McHenry County. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. Towner was founded in 1886. Despite their similar names, the city of Towner is not in Towner County, North Dakota.