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.
South Vienna is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The South Vienna Corn Festival is well-known throughout the area, and is held on the weekend after Labor Day. The village also has the distinction of having Permit #1, issued by the State of Ohio for traffic lights. Toni Keller is the current mayor.