John Deere will have to fight the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit, which accuses the company of increasing repair costs by making farmers use its network of authorized dealers to fix ...

Agriculture equipment giant Deere must face a lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission accusing the company of forcing ...

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 ...

A U.S. District Judge dismissed Deere’s arguments—such as statute of limitations, lack of standing, and constitutional claims, emphasizing that Deere’s practices, as alleged, leave farmers with no ...

NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing farm equipment maker Deere DE.N over the company's repair policies, according to a filing made public on Thursday.

Just days before she will surrender the gavel as chair of the Federal Trade Commission ... that they are forced to rely solely on John Deere service centers, driving up downtime and repair ...

Tractor maker John Deere faces a federal lawsuit that ... The lawsuit — filed on Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission along with Illinois and Minnesota — escalates a long-running battle ...

MOLINE, Ill. — The Federal Trade Commission and the Attorneys General of Illinois and Minnesota are suing John Deere over allegations that the farm equipment manufacturer has deliberately ...

The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from ... alleges Deere makes this technology available only to licensed John Deere dealers, which limits the ability of farmers and independent ...