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.
Cumberland City is a town in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Clarksville, TN — KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cumberland City is the site of a TVA Cumberland Power Plant along the Cumberland River that provides 2.6 GW of electric power to much of the area, including the cities of Clarksville in Montgomery County and Dickson in Dickson County. The power plant's towers (some of the tallest structures in the state) can be seen for at least 30 miles (48 km) away.