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.
Acworth is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,422. Census estimated a 2005 population of 17,428. Nicknamed the “Lake City,” is located in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains along the southeastern banks of Lake Acworth and Allatoona Lake on the Etowah River. Acworth's nickname is "The Lake City. " Acworth Beach is located on nearby Lake Allatoona and Lake Acworth.