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.
Medford is a city in Taylor County, in north-central Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,350 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the boundaries of the Town of Medford. It is the industrial hub of the area, with industrial and manufacturing sectors that provide over 6,700 jobs.