02003nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003600112020003600148040002100184035002100205043001200226050002300238082001700261100002100278245013000299260005200429300001600481490004200497504006600539505039500605533015201000650005701152650004201209650002301251650002801274650003201302655002901334700003101363710001701394830003901411856012601450999001701576ebr10349959CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||040121s2004    ilu     sb   s001 0 eng    z  2004001268  z0226314634 (cloth : alk. paper)  z0226314642 (paper : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)474981234  an-us---14aKF380b.H35 2004eb04a346.73032221 aHaltom, William.10aDistorting the lawh[electronic resource] :bpolitics, media, and the litigation crisis /cWilliam Haltom and Michael McCann.  aChicago :bUniversity of Chicago Press,cc2004.  axii, 347 p.1 aThe Chicago series in law and society  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index.0 aThe 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aActions and defensesxPress coveragezUnited States. 0aTortsxPress coveragezUnited States. 0aLaw in mass media. 0aLawxPolitical aspects. 0aSociological jurisprudence. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aMcCann, Michael W.,d1952-2 aebrary, Inc. 0aChicago series in law and society.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10349959zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c41833d41833