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Litigation

Aug. 17, 2011

Mattel tries to avoid pre-appeal fees

Mattel Inc. is asking a court to stay a nearly $310 million intellectual property judgment against the company pending appeal and to let the toy giant avoid paying a bond to guarantee payment.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Mattel Inc. is asking a court to stay a nearly $310 million intellectual property judgment against the company pending appeal and to let the toy giant avoid paying a bond to guarantee payment. Mattel's request comes little more than a week after U.S. District Judge David O. Carter awarded MGA Entertainment Inc. the sum in damages and legal fees following a jury's finding that Mattel stole MGA's trade secrets as part of the c...

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