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.