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.
Elmaton is an unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. It is in the areas of Farm to Market Road 1095, 459, and State Highway 35, along the Union Pacific Railroad. The Tidehaven Independent School District serves area students.