John Deere Paying Nearly $100 Million In Right-to-Repair Settlement (opens in new tab)

While the right-to-repair movement has been focusing heavily on automobiles in recent years, John Deere has remained the arch enemy. As one of the first businesses to leverage software and specialized diagnostic equipment to prevent owners from servicing their own equipment, it has been targeted by a slew of lawsuits and was even placed under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This means that John Deere serves as an indicator of what types of legislation and cour…