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.
Leggett is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States. It is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 59 and Farm to Market Road 942. As of the year 2000, the community had approximately 500 residents. The Leggett Independent School District serves area students.