John Deere has agreed to a $99 million settlement in a class action lawsuit regarding its right-to-repair policies, which allegedly restricted farmers’ access to necessary diagnostic tools and software for equipment repairs. Austin Peiffer, an attorney with Ag & Business Legal Strategies in Hiawatha, Iowa, said this agreement now gives farmers options.
Peiffer said this class action was brought about under antitrust law.
Peiffer said the right to actually repair your own equipment is the headline here but adds there is the monetary element as well.
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