Mattel to seek injunction after $100 million award
03 September 2008
Erin Kelechava, New York
MGA Entertainment, the company that makes the popular Bratz line of dolls, has been ordered to pay $100 million in damages to Mattel, the makers of Barbie
Damages resulting from three successful breach of contract claims totalled $90 million, with the remaining $10 million awarded on the copyright infringement claim.The award did not include punitive damages, as the jury did not find that MGA and its chief executive, Issac Larian, acted wilfully when the company used the drawings. In order to obtain the judgement, Mattel proved that the creator of the Bratz...
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