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.
Wheelock is an unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas, United States. It is located 15 miles northeast of Bryan and 11 miles southeast of Franklin. Wheelock is on Farm Road 391. It is part of the Bryan–College Station Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wheelock's elevation is 436 feet (133 m), and it is located at 30°53′52″N 96°23′24″W / 30.89778°N 96.39°W / 30.89778; -96.39 (30.8976902, -96.3899639).