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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Feb. 8, 2011

MGA Accuses Mattel of Litigating It to Death

A new federal lawsuit MGA Entertainment Inc. filed late Thursday seeks $3 billion from Mattel Inc. for allegedly flouting antitrust laws by trying to snuff out its chief competition.


By Jason W. Armstrong


Daily Journal Staff Writer


MGA Entertainment Inc. long has accused Mattel Inc. of trying to litigate it "to death" in order to erase its successful Bratz dolls from the market because they threatened Mattel's iconic Barbie.


That concern took center stage in a new federal lawsuit MGA filed late Thursday, seeking $3 billion from Mattel for allegedly flouting antitrust laws by trying to snuff out its chief com...

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