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.
Brookville is a small city located in northwestern Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. Brookville's population was 5,289 at the time of the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.