Following Mushroom Antitrust Settlement, Garwin Gerstein to Divvy Up $18M Fee Award

Though the 11-page order did not outline exactly how much should be allocated to each firm, the motion requesting attorney fees allocated the lion's share to New York-based Garwin Gerstein & Fisher.

January 10, 2020 at 02:45 PM

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Max Mitchell
Bureau Chief

The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal

The judge handling the litigation over allegations that mushroom farmers conspired to fix prices has agreed to award more than $18 million to class counsel, led by New York-based Garwin Gerstein & Fisher.

U.S. District Judge Berle Schiller of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday agreed to award $18.23 million in attorney fees, plus $4.25 million in expenses to the 11 firms that served as class counsel in the litigation.

In August, the court granted preliminary approval of an agreement to settle seven claims for $33.7 million, after having previously approved settlements with three other defendants for nearly $12 million. The order should finalize the litigation.

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