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.
Zeeland is a city in McIntosh County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 141 at the 2000 census. Zeeland was founded in 1902. Its name is derived from the Dutch province of Zeeland.