(May 10, 2019, 1:42 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California federal judge on May 8 granted final approval of a $40 million settlement fund benefiting nearly 26,000 dairy farmers who sued over dairy prices and agreed to award 33 percent of the fund in attorney fees (Gerald Carlin, et al. v. DairyAmerica, Inc., et al., No. 09-430, E.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78026)....