MGA Wins $225 Million Punitive Damages, Fees Against Mattel
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MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of Bratz dolls, won $225 million in punitive damages, attorney fees and costs from Mattel Inc., bringing the total award in the trial over the doll’s origins to $310 million.
U.S. District Judge David Carter in Santa Ana, California, yesterday awarded MGA $85 million in punitive damages and $2.5 million in fees and costs for its trade-secret theft claims against Mattel. The judge separately awarded MGA about $137 million in fees and costs for having to defend against Mattel’s copyright infringement claims.