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.
Elkton is an unincorporated place located in central Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. It is located at latitude 40°45'43" north, longitude 80°41'56" west. The United States Postal Service has assigned Elkton the ZIP code 44415. (This is not to be confused with West Elkton, Ohio, which is in an entirely different part of the state. ) It lies along State Route 154.