ALM goes up for sale

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Rumors have been circulating for weeks and now it is official: ALM — the parent company of Law.com, The American Lawyer, the National Law Journal, and a host of other national and regional legal periodicals — is for sale.

Here is the company’s announcement, and here is a report from…

Food Allergies and the Law

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[Note: The following column originally appeared elsewhere in print. Response was so strong that I decided to republish it here. -RJA]

One recent day, an unlabeled peanut-butter cookie nearly killed my teenaged son. We’ve known of his peanut allergy since he was an infant and thought we had it pretty well in hand.…

The Virginia Law Libel Show

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These three videos are funny. They are identified as from the Virginia Law Libel Show, which I assume is this Law Libel show from the University of Virginia.

Ch-Check It Out
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v5cDxdGc0s]

The Negotiator
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkTzb4Ls5pM]

Barbri
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWHRAg0MegA]…

A Lawyer Discusses Truth

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No ID is given, but this YouTube video purports to show a lawyer being questioned about — and skillfully sidestepping — the meaning of truth.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BByWcHAfaA]…