What are 'mass torts'?

What are 'mass torts'?

Michael Ehline (Attorney at Law) gives expert video advice on: What is a 'tort'?; What kinds of situations does tort law deal with?; Is a tort a crime? and more...

Mass torts usually involve a situation where you have a large group of people suing a large corporation or business entity. For example, that business entity may have released a product into the flow of commerce, which may have damaged people. Such as a defective car part that could have caused an exploding gas tank, for example. And could have caused fire burns to the passengers and those cars. Rather than suing individually, these people can join together in a lawsuit because they all have a common interest. And it's a common fact pattern and these types of cases are also known as class action lawsuits.