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Intellectual Property

Jan. 19, 2011

Bratz Legal Tab Estimated at $300 Million and Counting As Second Trial Starts

As the litigation has heated up to epic proportions, so have the attorneys' legal tabs, making the nearly seven-year-old case one of the most expensive in the state's history, with at least $300 million racked up so far on both sides.


By Jason W. Armstrong


Daily Journal Staff Writer


As lawyers give opening statements today before the second jury to hear the bitter Bratz doll brawl, they'll be zeroing in on allegations that dramatically ramped up in recent months, including corporate espionage and trade secrets theft.


As the litigation has heated to epic proportions, so have the attorneys' legal tabs, making the nearly seven-year-old case one of the most expensive i...

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