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Litigation

Feb. 15, 2013

Mattel makes request in Bratz court battle

Mattel Inc. Wednesday asked a federal court to let it step aside while rival MGA Entertainment Inc. and its insurers and legal counsel fight out who gets how much of last month's $172 million appeals verdict and a $315 million bond Mattel posted in 2011 ahead of the appeal.

By Jean Yung
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Toy giant Mattel Inc. late Wednesday asked a federal court to let it step aside while rival MGA Entertainment Inc. and its insurers and legal counsel fight out who gets how much of last month's $172 million appeals verdict and a $315 million bond Mattel posted in 2011 ahead of the appeal. The move is the latest in an ongoing war between the makers of Barbie and Bratz over accusations each stole trade secrets from the other. In Janua...

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