The case involves the long-running copyright dispute between MGA Entertainment Inc., manufacturer of the Bratz doll, and Barbie doll maker Mattel Inc. In July 2008, a federal jury found that MGA had violated Mattel’s copyright and was deliberating about damages when one juror, referred to in court documents as “Juror No. 8,” declared that her husband believes Iranians to be “stubborn, rude, and who have stolen other person’s ideas.”

MGA’s chief executive, Isaac Larian, is Iranian-American.