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.
Gettysburg is a city in Potter County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,352 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Potter County. Gettysburg area historical tornado activity is 42 percent less than the overall U.S. average. The most successful American horse trainer, Steve Asmussen of Laredo, Texas, was born in Gettysburg in 1965.