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.
Maple is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 649 at the 2000 census. Maple is the namesake and home of the School District of Maple, though the district also includes students from surrounding towns. U.S. Highway 2 serves as a main arterial route in the community.