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 a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 677 at the 2000 census. Some of Elkton's population also have Minnesota addresses since the city is located so close the state line.