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  "path": "/2026/06/01/john-deere-faces-second-class-action-for-monopolizing-repair/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T20:05:22.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "1",
    "john deere",
    "class action",
    "ftc",
    "independent repair shops",
    "manuals",
    "monopoly",
    "repair",
    "right to repair",
    "software",
    "tractors"
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  "textContent": "John Deere is facing a second class action lawsuit for its ongoing, ham-fisted effort to monopolize tractor repair and drive up costs for its customers. The latest lawsuit was filed in mid-May in the Northern District of Illinois against John Deere by Christy Webber Landscaping of Chicago, which alleges that the company actively makes it […]",
  "title": "John Deere Faces Second Class Action For Monopolizing Repair"
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