The Federal Trade Commission is accusing Deere & Co. of unfairly monopolizing the farm-equipment repair market.

The state’s junk fees ban is designed to increase price transparency for consumers, but it may have unintended consequences.

Last week, the FTC and the Illinois and Minnesota Attorneys General brought suit against Deere & Company (Deere) challenging allegedly

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.

Minnesota farmers who've long pushed for the right to independently repair their own agricultural equipment are celebrating a lawsuit filed against John Deere, in which the company is accused of instituting illegal repair policies that drive up costs for farmers.

Optum RX, CVS Caremark and Express Scripts are marking up drugs that treat cancer and multiple sclerosis by more than 1,000-percent.

The watchdog agency's surveillance pricing study indicates that a wide range of consumer behaviors — including the items they leave unpurchased in an online shopping cart — can be used to "tailor" pricing to individual users, as opposed to one price for all customers, a Friday news release says.

The Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois and Minnesota Attorneys General announced a lawsuit against agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere over its practices that have allegedly increased equipment repair costs for farmers and deprived them of the ability to make timely repairs on critical farming equipment.

The Right to Repair lawsuit carries significant implications for farmers, independent repair access and antitrust enforcement. Here's what an antitrust attorney and a D.C. lobbyist have to say about the legal action.

MINNESOTA, USA — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued agricultural manufacturer John Deere Wednesday, alleging it has used unfair practices to drive up equipment repair costs for farmers.

CHICAGO (CN) — John Deere is facing a new federal antitrust lawsuit over its equipment repair practices as of Wednesday, this one filed by an arm of the federal government itself.

Illinois AG Raoul files a lawsuit against Deere & Company over alleged restrictive repair practices for farm equipment.