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.
Bruni is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census. Bruni was named after Antonio Mateo Bruni, a local Italian immigrant who owned a ranch and a general store. The town is within the boundary of Webb Consolidated Independent School District and it is home to the Bruni High School and Bruni Middle School.