Westlaw Gets Punk’d…or does it?

De Novo reports that LexisNexis has a quiz on its site that’s a glorified slam on its archrival, Westlaw. All you aspiring legal writers, the following attempt at a persuasive question is generously referred to as ‘ham-handed’ (Hint: The answer’s not A.):

Which legal research system’s headnotes are not comprised soley of the court’s own language and have been criticized by the judiciary for their focus and language?

A. LexisNexis

B. Westlaw

Oddly enough, the quiz didn’t include this question:

Which research system allowed the personal information of 310,000 people to be stolen?

A. LexisNexis

B. Westlaw

Check out the answer here. Looks like somebody might want to cultivate a little more humility over in LexisNexis land.

Yours truly,

Mr. X

…bad timing…