AG Ellison sues to break up John Deere’s ‘monopoly’ on farm equipment repairs
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing farm equipment maker John Deere, accusing the company of forcing farmers to use its dealers to repair equipment.
FTC sues Deere & Co. for monopolizing farm-equipment repair market
Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade Commission claims in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday with the attorneys general of Illinois and Minnesota.
FTC, state AGs sue John Deere, say farmers aren’t allowed to fix their own tractors
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing iconic tractor manufacturer John Deere over farmers’ rights to repair their own machines. Citing the frustration of farmers who are forced to rely on authorized dealers to fix broken-down tractors,
FTC, Illinois and Minnesota Attorneys General suing John Deere
The suit alleges that Deere tried to increase the cost of repairing its equipment while also forcing customers to rely on Deere-approved dealers to make the repairs.
John Deere faces a federal lawsuit, right to repair advocate reacts
Willie Cade is the director of the Theo Brown Society, named after his late grandfather, an engineer and former John Deere board member. Cade has been following the right-to-repair issue for the last eight years.
FTC sues John Deere over ‘unfair corporate tactics’ and ‘high repair costs’
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a suit against John Deere, accusing it of “unfair” practices that force farmers to pay higher-than-average repair costs. The federal organization, along with attorneys general for Illinois and Minnesota,
John Deere's Repair Monopoly Challenged by FTC Lawsuit
John Deere, the agricultural equipment giant, is currently embroiled in a legal battle against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the states of Illinois and Minnesota. The company is accused of unfair practices that have increased repair costs for farmers and restricted their ability to perform timely repairs on vital machinery such as tractors.
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