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.
Dodgeville is the most populous city and county seat of Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,220 at the 2000 census. In 2008 the population was estimated to be 4,975. The city is currently estimated to be over 5,000 people. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is twinned with Oakham, Rutland, located in Great Britain.