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.
Platteville is the largest city in Grant County in southwestern Wisconsin. The population was 9,989 at the 2000 census. According to a 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the population has grown to 10,297. The city is home to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.