Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Sep. 24, 2026
LA takes separate path in nationwide fire truck antitrust fight
While other California cities and counties have been swept into federal multidistrict litigation in Wisconsin, Los Angeles is pursuing its fire truck price-fixing claims in state court under California antitrust, false claims and contract law.
A nationwide antitrust fight over fire truck prices and delivery delays has pulled lawsuits filed by California cities and counties into a federal multidistrict proceeding in Wisconsin, where manufacturers are now trying to knock out claims that consolidation and coordination reduced competition in the specialized vehicle market.
The city of Los Angeles is taking a notably different route.
While federal cases brought by Los Angeles County, San Diego County, the city of Sa...
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