Did your municipality execute a contract for the purchase of a fire truck and then find that contract price not honored? Many municipalities did, so many that several lawsuits have been filed to seek damages for the unanticipated price increases and unexplainable delays in delivery, claimed to be caused by collusive antitrust practices. Municipalities across the country have joined in an antitrust class action lawsuit alleging a coordinated effort to inflate the price of fire

Welcome to 2026! We look forward to seeing you all at Connect351 , the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual trade show. We’ll be at Booth 1021 . Be sure to stop by and collect some Harrington Heep swag.       The new year is starting off quietly, with little in the way of municipal law updates, but we could not let the month go without a shout out to our own Christopher Brown and Andrew Bettinelli for their victory at arbitration over a union grievance. In Departmen