Haltom, William. <br/><br/>
Distorting the law  politics, media, and the litigation crisis /  [electronic resource] : 
William Haltom and Michael McCann. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  c2004. 
 - xii, 347 p. 
 - The Chicago series in law and society .
 - Chicago series in law and society. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index. 
<br/><br/>The social production of legal knowledge -- Pop torts : tales of legal degeneration and moral regeneration -- In retort : narratives versus numbers -- ATLA shrugged : plaintiffs' lawyers play defense -- Full tort press : media coverage of civil litigation -- Java jive : genealogy of a juridical icon -- Smoke signals from the tobacco wars -- Law through the looking glass of mass politics. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Actions and defenses--Press coverage--United States.<br/>Torts--Press coverage--United States.<br/>Law in mass media.<br/>Law--Political aspects.<br/>Sociological jurisprudence.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF380  / .H35 2004eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.7303