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.
Vale is an unincorporated community in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Vale has been assigned the ZIP code of 57788. Local businesses include the Last Call Bar, Leber Ag, and the BS Stop and Shop Cafe.