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.
Florence is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,319 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Florence County. The ZIP code is 54121. Florence is also the name of an unincorporated community within the town about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Iron Mountain, Michigan. The unincorporated community of Spread Eagle is located in the town as well.