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Deere & Company Repair Services Antitrust Litigation

  1. September 12, 2025

    John Deere Rival Won't Get Redo On Safeguards In FTC Case

    An Illinois federal court on Thursday refused a bid from a Deere & Co. competitor asking for reconsideration of an order denying a bid to block the distribution of confidential information produced during the Federal Trade Commission's right-to-repair investigation into the farming equipment company.

  2. August 11, 2025

    Deere Tractor Rivals Get Some Safeguards In FTC Case, MDL

    An Illinois federal judge has denied a motion by three of Deere & Co.'s competitors that were seeking to block distribution of confidential information they had provided to the Federal Trade Commission in its wind-up to an antitrust suit against Deere, but said he would amend existing confidentiality orders with additional safeguards.

  3. July 07, 2025

    Deere & Co. Needn't Give More Financial Docs In Repair Suit

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing twin cases alleging Deere & Co. is violating the Sherman Antitrust Act through its control of repair tools decided Monday not to force the company to produce its dealer financial analysis documents, saying any relevant information in them has already been produced elsewhere in the cases.

  4. April 29, 2025

    FTC Defends John Deere Right-To-Repair Suit

    Farm machinery-maker Deere & Co. is trying to get out of an FTC enforcement action using the same arguments that didn't help it escape multidistrict litigation accusing the company of breaking antitrust laws by restricting access to repair services, the government says.

  5. March 18, 2025

    Deere & Co. Attacks FTC's Right-To-Repair Suit As 'Vague'

    Farm machinery manufacturer Deere & Co. is asking an Illinois federal court to nix the Federal Trade Commission's right-to-repair suit, arguing that the company doesn't operate in or exclude others from the equipment repair market, and that the FTC lacks the constitutional authority to sue, among other failings.

  6. February 07, 2025

    John Deere Tractor Rivals Seek Info Safeguards In FTC Case

    A trio of tractor manufacturers asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to impose stringent safeguards for sensitive business information they turned over to the Federal Trade Commission in the run-up to its right-to-repair lawsuit against their "primary competitor," John Deere.

  7. January 17, 2025

    No Conflict In Judge's Friendship, John Deere, Farmers Say

    John Deere and the farmers suing it in a right-to-repair suit said they have no concerns about the potential conflict of interest an Illinois federal judge flagged, saying there was "no reason" for the jurist to recuse himself, according to a joint letter filed by the parties.

  8. January 13, 2025

    Judge In John Deere Antitrust Case Flags Potential Conflict

    The Illinois federal judge overseeing a proposed right-to-repair class action against John Deere told the parties on Monday that he is facing a potential conflict of interest after finding the name of a "good friend" in documents connected to the case.

  9. October 18, 2024

    FTC Probing John Deere Over Right-To-Repair Policies

    The Federal Trade Commission is investigating concerns that John Deere unlawfully restricts the repair of its farm equipment, as the company continues to face private litigation over its right-to-repair policies.

  10. November 27, 2023

    John Deere Can't Avoid Trial In Right-To-Repair Monopoly Suit

    John Deere must face a proposed class action alleging that it limits competition for farm equipment repairs by preventing unaffiliated repair shops from acquiring necessary tools, an Illinois federal judge ruled Monday, saying the proposed class has sufficiently shown that it exercises monopoly power.