While Deere offers a different repair tool to customers and independent repair shops, the FTC claims that version is inferior ...

"I see no reason why the FTC wouldn't continue this vital work as leadership shifts, considering that historical support from Trump appointees." John Deere did not respond to questions for this story.

The company repeatedly denied anticompetitive allegations related to its service tools and sought to dismiss the complaint.

The case of FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, STATE OF ILLINOIS, and STATE OF MINNESOTA, v. DEERE & COMPANY relates to the machinery manufacturer’s use of DRM to restrict the repair of its products ...

On January 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Minnesota, and Illinois filed a lawsuit against Deere & Company (Deere). The complaint, which Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona have since joined ...

"This looks bad for the 'FTC brand,'" said William Kovacic," chairman of the FTC in the late 2000s and now a law professor at ...

Deere & Company has formally denied allegations in an FTC-led antitrust lawsuit, arguing that its repair restrictions on ...

Attorneys defended the John Deere maker in Illinois federal court ... Deere representatives also sought dismissal of the FTC’s lawsuit, which was filed in Jan. 15 with attorneys general from ...