Deere & Company Repair Services Antitrust Litigation

  1. March 01, 2023

    John Deere Says Gov't's View In Repair Suit Misses Mark

    John Deere contended that it would have to deceive customers for a court to find that it violated antitrust law by restricting aftermarket repairs, pushing back against the government's view in a proposed class action from equipment buyers.

  2. February 22, 2023

    John Deere Tries To Sink Right-To-Repair Suit

    In an attempt to nix a right-to-repair lawsuit, John Deere told an Illinois federal court that a proposed class action from a group of customers has "fundamental legal defects" and fails to provide examples of how the company concealed its repair policies and misled consumers.

  3. February 14, 2023

    DOJ Backs Farmers In John Deere Right To Repair Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice is not a fan of John Deere's argument that a court has to find that the tractor maker surprised or deceived its customers in order to say its restriction of aftermarket repairs was anticompetitive, and it just told an Illinois federal court as much.

  4. January 24, 2023

    Farmers Say Not To Cut Down Deere 'Right To Repair' Suit

    A group of farmers alleging John Deere forces tractor owners to go through its dealers and affiliates for repairs is urging an Illinois federal court to deny the company's bid to dismiss their suit, saying the complaint adequately alleges all the elements of their antitrust claims.

  5. January 09, 2023

    John Deere Will Let Farmers Repair Their Own Tractors

    The American Farm Bureau Federation announced Sunday that it has signed an agreement with John Deere that ensures farmers' and ranchers' rights to repair their own farm equipment, a contentious issue that's at the center of multiple ongoing lawsuits.

  6. December 09, 2022

    John Deere Wants Early Win In Repair Monopoly Suit

    John Deere is ready to be done with a proposed class action alleging it has been restricting competition for farm equipment repair services by keeping unaffiliated repair shops from getting their hands on tools to fix their equipment, asking an Illinois federal judge to toss the suit.

  7. October 25, 2022

    John Deere Users Say Repair Monopoly Creates A 'Nightmare'

    John Deere restricts competition for farm equipment repairing services by withholding necessary tools from farmers and independent repair shops and forcing customers to use "expensive and inconvenient" John Deere affiliate dealerships, a proposed class has alleged, saying the company has created a "nightmare for many farmers."

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