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.
Redfield is a city in and the county seat of Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,897 at the 2000 census. The city is not to be confused with the surrounding Redfield Township, which encompasses unincorporated areas outside of the city limits.