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.
Mud Butte is an unincorporated community in northern Meade County, South Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 212 northeast of the city of Sturgis, the county seat of Meade County. Its elevation is 2,871 feet (875 m), and it is located at 45°0′17″N 102°52′40″W / 45.00472°N 102.87778°W / 45.00472; -102.87778 (45.0047115, -102.8776692). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 57758.