02224nam a2200469 a 4500 EBC471814 MiAaPQ 20250821105945.0 m o d | cr cnu|||||||| 040121s2004 ilu ob s001 0 eng 9780226314693 (electronic bk.) 9780226314631 (print) (MiAaPQ)EBC471814 (Au-PeEL)EBL471814 (CaPaEBR)ebr10349959 (CaONFJC)MIL242658 (OCoLC)474981234 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ n-us--- KF380 .H35 2004 346.7303 22 Haltom, William. 234365 Distorting the law [electronic resource] : politics, media, and the litigation crisis / William Haltom and Michael McCann. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004. xii, 347 p. The Chicago series in law and society 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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Actions and defenses Press coverage United States. 234366 Torts Press coverage United States. 234367 Law in mass media. 234368 Law Political aspects. 234369 Sociological jurisprudence. 234370 Electronic books. 35142 McCann, Michael W., 1952- 234371 ProQuest (Firm) 234372 ProQuest (Firm) Chicago series in law and society. 234373 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=471814 Click to View 254802 254802