06/18/2026
The city of Leominster, Massachusetts, has filed a federal class action lawsuit against four of the country's largest fire truck manufacturers, alleging a coordinated price-fixing scheme that drove the cost of a new fire truck from roughly $700,000 in 2020 to between $1 and $2 million today, while forcing fire departments to keep aging, unsafe equipment in service for years. Napoli Shkolnik is representing the city.
Our Partner, Hunter J. Shkolnik, was quoted by Sentinel & Enterprise on the purpose of this lawsuit: "These companies built a system designed to keep prices high and competition out while cities like Leominster and their taxpayers pay the price. Fire departments were forced to overpay for the most essential public safety equipment they own, then wait years to receive it. This lawsuit is about restoring a fair market and recovering what municipalities across the country have lost to this conspiracy."
Learn more here: Napoli Shkolnik Represents City Of Leominster In Federal Class Action Against Fire Truck Manufacture https://monkeylink.co/6364e0