John Deere is accused of illegally restricting farmers' ability to repair tractors and other equipment in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission along with two states.

NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing farm equipment maker Deere DE.N over the company's repair policies, according to a filing made public on Thursday. The ...

The FTC alleges John Deere also violated legislation passed by the Colorado state government in 2023 that requires farm equipment sold in the state to make operational software accessible to users.

John Deere’s “unfair” practices raised repair costs for farmers and kept them from being able to make repairs on tractors and other equipment they own, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC ...

On Jan. 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court accusing John Deere of creating and presiding over a monopolistic and anti-competitive repair and dealer ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued farm equipment maker Deere & Co., alleging it illegally drives up repair costs by forcing farmers to rely on its authorized John Deere dealer ...

The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general in Minnesota and Illinois on Wednesday sued farm equipment giant John Deere, accusing it of unlawfully limiting farmers’ ability to repair ...

The writing is on the wall. Should John Deere choose to defend itself in court rather than attempt to reach a settlement, it ...

The Federal Trade Commission is probing whether agricultural equipment-maker John Deere violated federal law with its approach to farmers’ right to repair.

John Deere spokesman Miles Chiotti said the company is cooperating with the FTC. The investigation’s reveal comes more than two years after the National Farmers Union, along with six of its ...

The FTC filed suit against John Deere for ‘unfairly’ raising repair costs on tractors and other farm equipment. FTC accuses John Deere of decades of unlawful practices.- Skip to main content ...