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Lely settles Astronaut A4 robotic milking system defect class action for ~$122M

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Record

CompanyLely
Categoryagtech
Typerecall
Date
Time of daynot documented
Locationno physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record)
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale~$122M settlement
Confidencemedium
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
Sourcebrownfieldagnews.com

What happened

Lely reached a nearly $122 million class-action settlement (final court approval Sept 1, 2023) over claims that its Astronaut A4 robotic milking systems, sold 2011-2018, were defectively designed/manufactured, harming cow health, milk production and quality for ~400 dairy farms nationwide.

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