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Intellectual Property

Jul. 16, 2009

Insurers Ordered to Pay Legal Bills in Bratz Fight

A federal judge ruled that insurance companies must pay a portion of MGA Entertainment's legal costs in its ongoing litigation with Mattel over Bratz dolls.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - Embattled MGA Entertainment, which has racked up $100 million in legal bills after several big courtroom losses in its fight with rival Mattel over its Bratz dolls, has convinced a judge to make a pair of insurance companies foot a portion of that bill.

Van Nuys-based MGA persuaded U.S. District Judge Stephen G. Larson on June 24 to grant the toymakers' summary judgment motions to find ...

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