Michael Siekman has joined Goodwin’s life sciences practice as a partner in the Boston office, the firm said Monday.

Thomas Duncan has joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in the government and regulatory practice in Philadelphia, the firm said Monday.

Justin Becker has joined Baker McKenzie as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office, the firm said Monday.

Kelsey Schmidt has joined Haynes and Boone as a partner in the labor and employment practice group in the Denver office, the firm said Monday.

John Lyons has joined Boies Schiller Flexner as a partner in its New York City office, the firm said Monday.

Ro Spaziani has joined Gibson Dunn & Crutcher as a partner in the New York office, the firm said Monday.

Uber Technologies Inc. shareholders on Monday rejected a bid asking the ride-hail giant to detail how it prioritizes the safety and well-being of its drivers.

Blackstone Inc.-backed hedge fund Antara Capital LP and founder Himanshu Gulati got court approval for a $3.3 million settlement of claims they made $20 million in short-swing profits on AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

Litigation over the sale of KPC Healthcare Holdings Inc. by the company’s employee stock ownership plan is moving forward after a mixed ruling.

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American Express investors rejected a shareholder proposal Monday that would have asked the company to produce a report detailing how its net zero carbon footprint goals align with its lobbying activities.

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The Fifth Circuit asked the Texas Supreme Court to help decide whether a seminary’s president can be held liable under state law for statements donors made in a letter about a former female student to the school’s board of trustees.

Uber Technologies Inc. shareholders on Monday rejected a bid asking the ride-hail giant to detail how it prioritizes the safety and well-being of its drivers.

A recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that threatened to make in vitro fertilization inaccessible in the state will stand, following the justices’ May 3 refusal to rehear the case.

Millburn Township, whose largest community is Short Hills, may be forced to build on the dump after a state court ruled last month that it will decide where the development will go. The town had agreed to build on the polluted site three years ago, only to backtrack.

Two police department officials in Wichita, Kansas, aren’t entitled to qualified immunity from the suit of a former police officer alleging they violated his free speech rights after a series of disputes with his supervisors led to his termination, a federal appeals court said.

New York criminal defendants serving sentences enhanced by prior, now-vacated marijuana convictions are entitled to new sentences, New York’s intermediate appellate court ruled Friday.

The Fifth Circuit asked the Texas Supreme Court to help decide whether a seminary’s president can be held liable under state law for statements donors made in a letter about a former female student to the school’s board of trustees.

Blackstone Inc.-backed hedge fund Antara Capital LP and founder Himanshu Gulati got court approval for a $3.3 million settlement of claims they made $20 million in short-swing profits on AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

A former Loyola University Chicago student seeking to revive claims that the school violated his rights in its investigation of a sexual assault allegation must convince a trial court that he still has a legal remedy, a federal appeals court ruled.

A recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that threatened to make in vitro fertilization inaccessible in the state will stand, following the justices’ May 3 refusal to rehear the case.

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