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.
Mabton is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,891 at the 2000 census. Incorporated during the first few years of the 20th century, it is located at the eastern edge of the Yakama Indian Reservation.