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  • Mattel loses Bratz battle, must pay millions

    04/21/2011 4:28:27 PM PDT · by mgstarr · 20 replies · 1+ views
    MSN ^ | 4/21/11 | Kim Peterson
    Barbie just can't catch a break when it comes to those sassy Bratz dolls. Barbie maker Mattel (MAT) got smacked down by a federal jury today, and was ordered to pay $88.5 million to rival MGA Entertainment in a dispute over the Bratz line. In what's being called a stunning decision, the jury told Mattel that it does not own the Bratz dolls. The legal battle has been going since 2004, and one analyst said today that Mattel's failure to settle was a "tremendously bad decision" by management. "It means they wasted $400 million or so of shareholder money to...