### Question
How is the term mass action defined?


### Answer
The term **mass action** is defined in *28 U.S.C. § 1332* as the following:

> any civil action (except a civil action within the scope of section 1711(2)) in which monetary relief claims of 100 or more persons are proposed to be tried jointly on the ground that the plaintiffs' claims involve common questions of law or fact, except that jurisdiction shall exist only over those plaintiffs whose claims in a mass action satisfy the jurisdictional amount requirements under subsection (a)

#### Citation:
  - *28 U.S.C. § 1332*
  - Heading: **PART IV-JURISDICTION AND VENUE > CHAPTER 85-DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION**

