Jan 16, 2025 · The Moline, Illinois-based manufacturer produces repair software that is available only to its dealers, making it impossible for owners to seek less-costly remedies, according to the lawsuit...

The attorneys general of Illinois and Minnesota joined the FTC in the lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Illinois. It claims that the Moline, Illinois-based agricultural equipment ...

Jan 15, 2025 · The Federal Trade Commission today, along with the Illinois and Minnesota Attorneys General, sued agricultural equipment manufacturer Deere & Company (Deere) over its use of unfair practices that have driven up equipment repair costs for farmers while also depriving farmers of the ability to make timely repairs on critical farming equipment, including tractors.

Jan 15, 2025 · Contact: Jen Hartmann Global Director of Strategic PR and Enterprise Social Media PublicRelations@JohnDeere.com. MOLINE, Illinois (January 15, 2025) – John Deere today provided the following response to a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that John Deere withheld self-repair capabilities from farmers and independent repair providers in violation of competition laws.

Jan 15, 2025 · The Moline, Illinois-based company, which since the 1800s has built the tractors and farm machinery as common as red barns in farm country, has been at the center of a cloud of antitrust...

Jan 16, 2025 · Moline, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The states of Illinois and Minnesota, along with the Federal Trade Commission are suing Deere & Company. The lawsuit says the ag equipment manufacturer uses unfair practices to drive up equipment repair costs by withholding self-repair capabilities from farmers and independent repair providers.

Moline, Illinois (Jan. 15, 2025) –John Deere today provided the following response to a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that John Deere withheld self- repair capabilities from farmers and independent repair providers in violation of competition

Attorneys for Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission RACHEL F. SIFUENTES Federal Trade Commission 230 South Dearborn St., Suite 3030 Chicago, IL 60604 Telephone: (312) 960-5617 Email: rsifuentes@ftc.gov Local Counsel for Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission Case: 3:25-cv-50017 Document #: 1 Filed: 01/15/25 Page 35 of 37 PageID #:35

Jan 15, 2025 · 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...

Jan 16, 2025 · By: Grace Kinnicutt Source: Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, Ill. (TNS) Jan. 15—The federal government, Illinois and Minnesota have filed a lawsuit against Deere & Company, arguing unfair practices are driving up repair costs for farmers.. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with the Federal Trade Commission and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, filed a lawsuit Wednesday ...