City of Oxnard v. REV Group LLC et al

What the complaint alleges

The City of Oxnard sued REV Group, LLC; E-ONE, Inc.; Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.; KME Global, LLC; KME Holdings, LLC; KME RE Holdings LLC; Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc.; FFA Holdco, Inc.; FFA Acquisition Co., Inc.; Ferrara Fire Apparatus Holding Company, Inc.; Spartan Fire, LLC; Smeal SFA, LLC; Smeal LTC, LLC; Smeal Holding, LLC; Detroit Truck Manufacturing, LLC; AIP, LLC; American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IV LP; American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IV (Parallel), LP; AIP/CHC Holdings, LLC; AIP CF IV, LLC; AIP/CHC Investors, LLC; Oshkosh Corporation; Pierce Manufacturing Inc.; Maxi-Métal, Inc.; Boise Mobile Equipment, Inc.; and BME Fire Trucks LLC in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, alleging antitrust violations. The complaint alleges that the defendants engaged in multi-year anticompetitive schemes to consolidate markets for fire apparatuses and custom chassis through acquisitions and exclusionary conduct, and that Oshkosh and Pierce restricted replacement parts markets, all with the intent and effect of substantially lessening competition and threatening monopolization, causing the City to suffer overcharges, lost equipment value, and worsened terms. The claims include violations of the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the California Cartwright Act.

Claims asserted

• Sherman Act Section 1 - contract, combination, and conspiracy in restraint of trade
• Sherman Act Section 2 - monopolization, attempted monopolization, and conspiracy to monopolize
• Clayton Act Section 7 - anticompetitive acquisitions
• Clayton Act Section 3 - exclusive dealing arrangements
• California Cartwright Act - combination to restrain trade, reduce output, prevent competition, fix prices, and preclude free competition