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Distorting the law [electronic resource] : politics, media, and the litigation crisis / William Haltom and Michael McCann.

By: Haltom, William.
Contributor(s): McCann, Michael W, 1952- | ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Chicago series in law and society: Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004Description: xii, 347 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Actions and defenses -- Press coverage -- United States | Torts -- Press coverage -- United States | Law in mass media | Law -- Political aspects | Sociological jurisprudenceGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 346.7303 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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