Deere & Co agrees to pay $99 million to settle 'right to repair' lawsuit
AP News • • business
Key Points:
- Deere & Co. has agreed to a $99 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit accusing the company of monopolizing repair services by withholding repair software and conspiring with dealers to limit repair options for farmers.
- The lawsuit, filed in 2022, alleged Deere and its authorized dealers charged inflated prices by restricting farmers' ability to repair their own equipment or use independent services.
- Deere denies any wrongdoing but agreed to the settlement to focus on serving customers and will provide additional measures to improve repair resource availability and diagnostic support.
- The settlement fund will compensate class members who paid for large agricultural equipment repairs from January 2018 until the preliminary approval of the deal.
- Deere continues to face separate litigation from the Federal Trade Commission, which sued the company in January 2025 over similar allegations of unfair repair practices.
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