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Litigation

Apr. 29, 2011

How Last-Minute Lawyer won Bratz Case

MGA Entertainment Inc. attorney Jennifer L. Keller had just two weeks to prepare when she agreed to represent the toymaker in its fight with Mattel Inc. over the Bratz dolls. But she persuaded a jury to let MGA keep the famous brand.


By Jason W. Armstrong


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Jennifer L. Keller had only two weeks to prepare for trial when she started representing MGA Entertainment Inc. in the company's knock-down, drag-out war with Mattel Inc. over the famous Bratz dolls.


"We were drafting the opening statement without having deep knowledge of the case," said Keller, a name partner with Irvine's Keller Rackauckas LLP.


But last week, she ...

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