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A landmark consumer rights victory in Colorado is facing a direct corporate counteroffensive. Tech companies are actively mobilizing to weaken the state's pioneering right-to-repair legislation, which has set the broadest repair rights standard in the United States. This pushback signals a critical flashpoint in a nati...
Apple and Lenovo have been singled out as the manufacturers with the least repairable laptops, according to a new analysis from the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund. The consumer advocacy group's report, 'Failing the Fix (2026),' awarded Apple a C-minus for its laptops and a dismal D-minus for its s...
John Deere has agreed to a landmark $99 million settlement with a coalition of U.S. farmers, a major concession in the long-running battle over the right to repair agricultural equipment. The deal, described as "monumental," resolves a class-action lawsuit alleging the company unlawfully monopolized the repair market f...
John Deere, the agricultural machinery giant, has agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims it monopolized tractor repair, a direct financial reckoning for its years as the central opponent of the right-to-repair movement. The settlement resolves allegations that the company used software locks and restricted access t...
John Deere will pay $99 million to settle a major class-action lawsuit, a direct financial consequence of its restrictive repair policies. The settlement resolves allegations that the agricultural equipment giant systematically prevented farmers and independent mechanics from accessing the software tools, manuals, and ...