John Deere Repair Settlement: What Happens at the January 19, 2027 Hearing?

By Steve Levine · Updated October 3, 2026

The January 19, 2027 hearing will decide whether the $99 million Deere repair-services settlement gets final approval. U.S. District Judge Iain D.

Johnston will hold the final fairness hearing — the formal review of whether a class-action deal is fair — at 10:00 a.m. CST in Rockford, Illinois. The Settlement Administrator Angeion Group lists Courtroom 5200, Roszkowski Courthouse, 327 South Church St., as the location in its settlement schedule notice. Judge Johnston granted preliminary approval on May 18, 2026, after finding the proposal fair, reasonable, adequate and in class members' best interests, as reported by Hoosier Ag Today.

Official resources:

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What Will the Judge Decide?
Who Qualifies for the Class?
What Must You Do Before December Ends?
What Money and Repair Access Are at Stake?
What Will This Hearing Not Resolve?

What Will the Judge Decide?

At the hearing, the judge will review objections, settlement terms, and the request for attorneys' fees, according to the Angeion Group notice. He will then grant or deny final approval.

No class payments go out unless approval becomes final and any appeals end. An objection lets a class member tell the court why the terms seem unfair. The judge must weigh those filings before approving the deal.

Who Qualifies for the Class?

The class covers more than 200,000 people, according to DTN Progressive Farmer in its hearing-date report. It includes buyers of repair services for large agricultural equipment from Deere or authorized U.S. dealers.

The purchase window runs from Jan. 10, 2018 to May 18, 2026. Check these points to see if you fit: If all four fit, you fall inside the group described by DTN Progressive Farmer.

bought repair services, not just parts or machines
work was for large farm equipment
seller was Deere or an authorized U.S. dealer
service date falls inside Jan. 10, 2018 to May 18, 2026

What Must You Do Before December Ends?

Class members must file objections by Dec. 4, 2026. Claim forms are due by Dec.

31, 2026, according to DTN Progressive Farmer. Both deadlines fall before the January hearing. Doing nothing keeps you in the class. It also bars a separate lawsuit over the same repair-services claims.

file an objection by Dec. 4 to oppose the terms
file a claim by Dec. 31 to seek payment
do nothing and stay bound, with no payment claim

What Money and Repair Access Are at Stake?

Deere agreed to pay $99 million plus interest into a settlement fund, according to AgWeb in its settlement report. Interest has accrued since Jan. 15, 2026.

The company denies wrongdoing and admits no liability. Deere will also supply digital diagnostic tools and repair information to farmers and independent shops for at least 10 years. Plaintiffs' expert valued that access at $293.9M-$648M, according to Texas A&M AgriLife in its settlement analysis.

What Will This Hearing Not Resolve?

This hearing covers only the private farmer class action.

It does not decide the separate July 2026 deal between Deere, the FTC, and five states, according to Reuters. That distinction matters for farmers tracking both cases. That government deal needs the same judge's approval and includes $1M for state fees.

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