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.
Panola is a small unincorporated community in Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established March 18, 1911. Panola is the Choctaw name for "cotton". The high school and gymnasium are on the National Register of Historic Places.