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.
Kurten is a town located along U.S. Highway 190 in Brazos County, Texas. According to a 2008 U.S. census estimate, its population is 232. It is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. Kurten was incorporated in 2000.