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.
Harrod is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States with a population of 491 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.