U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith, left, and Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga, right. (Credit: Cathy Wilson/J. Albert Diaz/ALM)
A federal district court in Fort Lauderdale awarded to counsel for the indirect purchasers of price-fixed farm-raised Atlantic salmon eight figures in attorney fees and costs while obtaining final approval of the settlement.
Robert S. Schachter, a partner at Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling in New York, was among the co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs, the indirect purchasers, who sued the defendants, who include affiliates of Mowi ASA, Grieg ASA, SalMar ASA, Lerøy Seafood Group ASA, and Ocean Quality AS.
