  Normalizing the recent LHCb measurement of $\Lambda_b \to \Lambda_c \tau
\bar\nu$ to the standard model (SM) prediction for the $\Lambda_b \to \Lambda_c
\mu \bar\nu$ rate, instead of a LEP measurement, provides a more consistent
comparison with the SM prediction for the lepton flavor universality ratio
$R(\Lambda_c)$. This modestly increases $R(\Lambda_c)$ compared to the quoted
LHCb result, such that it no longer hints at a suppression compared to the SM,
which would be hard to accommodate in new physics scenarios that enhance
$R(D^{(*)})$. We point out that the fraction of excited states in inclusive
semileptonic $\Lambda_b$ decay may be significantly greater than the
corresponding fraction in $B$ decays. Possible implications are speculated
upon.
