Archer Norris, A Professional Law Corporation

Archer Norris is a leading California law firm with a focus on complex litigation, insurance coverage, bad faith litigation, business, public entity, health care, environmental, and real estate transactions. A diverse group of more than 90 attorneys practicing in four California offices provide legal services to business and insurance clients ranging from private entities and individuals to Fortune 500 companies. Together, we are strategically positioned to resolve the challenges facing national and regional businesses.

Are You Protecting Your Trade Secrets?
Sharon Collier, August 13, 2009
Businesses don't always know that they have trade secrets until they are stolen. The value of a company's confidential information may not come to light until a competitor tries to obtain it or a former employee uses it to compete in the marketplace. Geared toward small to mid-sized businesses,...

California's Electronic Discovery Act 2009
Glenn Mau, Jeannette Kuo, August 13, 2009
On June 29, 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed California's Electronic Discovery Act (AB 5, Evans), which took effect immediately as urgency legislation. The Electronic Discovery Act, or EDA, represents California's first set of electronic discovery regulations and offers litigants...

Settling the Law on Wage and Hour Settlements
August 13, 2009
Labor Code section 206.5 states that employers may not require employees to release claims for wages, and that any release required in violation of that section is void. In a recent case, the California Court of Appeal addressed the issue this raises for employers--can an employer lawfully settle...