The owners of a family farm in New York sued a group of six leading fertilizer companies in a proposed class action, the first such case filed by a private plaintiff following reports of a Department of Justice probe over possible collusion.

Insurance and risk management company Lockton Inc. was hit with two proposed class actions challenging the target-date funds in its employees’ 401(k) plan.

Patients of University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care failed to convince a federal court that they can proceed with their proposed privacy class claims under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Three dental practices and a provider of appointment-scheduling software must face some claims of a proposed class action alleging they shared patients’ personal data with Google LLC in violation of federal and state privacy laws.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. has reached a settlement with federal antitrust authorities, the Justice Department said Monday, throwing a wrench mid-trial into an antitrust case that accused the company of illegally monopolizing the live music industry and sought to force a sale of its Ticketmaster subsidiary.

Edison International defeated investor allegations over statements about an electricity-shutoff program for wildfire mitigation before the Eaton Fire that devastated the area north of Los Angeles last year.