SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade Commission claims in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday with the attorneys general of Illinois and Minnesota.

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against farm equipment company John Deere, accusing the manufacturer of monopolizing the repair of its products. According

according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Rockford, Illinois. The action comes as the FTC has stepped up enforcement actions in the final days of President Joe Biden's administration.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade Commission claims in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday with the attorneys general of Illinois and Minnesota.

Rockford Police arrested Charles Gary, 47, on charges of concealing a homicide death by allegedly dumping the body of 79-year-old Dennis Schattie of Altoona, Wisconsin in

A family that owns several pawn shops throughout Central Illinois is being charged by the Illinois Attorney General for allegedly running an organized retail crime enterprise.

Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade Commission claims in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday with the attorneys general of Illinois and Minnesota.

The suit alleges that Deere tried to increase the cost of repairing its equipment while also forcing customers to rely on Deere-approved dealers to make the repairs.

The federal government, Illinois and Minnesota have filed a lawsuit ... In a redacted version of the complaint posted by the FTC, the lawsuit says Deere provides its "Full-Function Service ...

“That's a long time for courts to rule or the FTC to decide not to enforce it or make another decision,” Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog director at Public Interest Research Group, told USA TODA

The report also said the FTC was prepared to file the case as soon as this week, over concerns that the farm equipment maker had withheld key information and diagnostic tools from farmers and ...

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