In an Aug. 26 motion to intervene, four insurance companies said they have rights to share in the fees and costs awarded to MGA earlier this month after a federal jury issued an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel, maker of Barbie. The dispute centered on who owned the copyright to the Bratz doll, but the jury awarded damages based on separate claims that Mattel had stolen trade secrets from MGA by planting spies at industry trade shows.
U.S. District Judge David Carter in Santa Ana, Calif., in issuing final judgment on Aug. 4, lowered the verdict to $85 million to correct a mathematical error but awarded an additional $85 million in compensatory damages, $109 million in attorney fees and $32 million in costs.
