A law firm previously hired by an investment bank to perform due diligence for a company’s initial public offering has no fiduciary duty preventing it from later suing that company, a divided Manhattan appellate court has ruled.
Epstein, Becker & Green had been disqualified last year from representing health-plan provider HF Management in an employment suit against a competitor, WellCare Health Plans Inc., which allegedly hired away two HF sales associates in violation of their employment agreements.
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