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Aug. 19, 2010

Bratz Dolls Litigation Now Includes Allegations of Spying

Exposing what it called "stunning" new evidence, MGA Entertainment, Inc. late Monday accused rival toymaker Mattel, Inc. of spying on private MGA meetings to steal the company's trade secrets, and claimed that Mattel attorneys including Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan helped in a cover-up.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Revealing what it called "stunning" new evidence, MGA Entertainment Inc. late Monday accused rival toymaker Mattel Inc. of spying on private meetings to steal MGA trade secrets, and claimed that Mattel attorneys including Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan helped the scheme by "altering and concealing" documents and "obstructing justice."

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