Litigation
Oct. 25, 2011
Judge tosses out Bratz antitrust case
A federal judge made official an earlier tentative ruling tossing out a $3 billion antitrust case in which Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. accused competitor Mattel Inc. of using copyright litigation over the dolls to try to kill its competition.
By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge made official an earlier tentative ruling tossing out a $3 billion antitrust case in which Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. accused competitor Mattel Inc. of using copyright litigation over the dolls to try to kill its competition. In an order Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter in Santa Ana dismissed MGA's suit under the theory of res judicata, ruling the toymaker had already raised the i...
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