"...alleged misappropriation of a competitor's toy train designs by a subcontractor"
By a subcontracter? And Lionel has to pay? Talk about more scumbag lawyer and activist judge misapplication of the law and common sense.
Let's trash and bankrupt a company and fire everybody so they can all go on welfare just so a lawyer can be more of a millionaire without ever doing an HONEST days labor.
If it was done on Lionel's dime, yes, it does.
I think you are reading it wrong, it is just bad English. The subcontractor's (MTH) designs were allegedly stolen by Lionel, MTH sued, and the court agreed. Lionel had been knocked for several years for their lack of innovation. They apparently tried to get over that by stealing designs and IP from MTH. What would you have done if you were on MTH's shoes?