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.
Cosmopolis is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,595 at the 2000 census. The city is often referred to by locals by its unofficial motto: "Cosmopolis: City... of the future!".