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.
Mount Carbon is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Carbon is located on the south bank of the Kanawha River and West Virginia Route 61 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Montgomery. Mount Carbon has a post office with ZIP code 25139.