July 25, 2013
Lexington Insurance Co. and Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co. urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to vacate a lower court ruling ordering them to pay millions of dollars in legal fees for MGA Entertainment Inc.'s Bratz doll trade secrets fight, arguing the district judge erroneously imposed a duty to defend unpled allegations.
June 08, 2012
MGA Entertainment Inc. primary insurer Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co. appealed to the Ninth Circuit on Thursday a ruling that it had a duty to defend MGA in its trade secrets and copyright dispute with Mattel Inc. over Bratz dolls.
April 12, 2012
A California federal judge on Thursday ruled that three Chartis Inc. companies, as excess insurers, have no duty to defend MGA Entertainment Inc. in its Bratz trade secrets battle with Mattel Inc.
April 10, 2012
Three Chartis Inc. companies urged a California federal judge Tuesday to increase Evanston Insurance Co.'s share of costs related to the defense of MGA Entertainment Inc. in its Bratz trade secrets battle with Mattel Inc., bumping Evanston's liability from $8.5 million to $10.9 million.
February 27, 2012
Evanston Insurance Co. owes three Chartis Inc. companies about $8.5 million for costs related to the defense of MGA Entertainment Inc. in its trade secrets battle with Mattel Inc. over the popular Bratz doll line, a California federal judge ruled Friday.
February 16, 2012
Insurers Markel Corp. and Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co. have a duty to defend MGA Entertainment Inc. in its trade secrets battle with Mattel Inc. over the popular Bratz doll line, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday.
January 30, 2012
A California federal judge on Friday refused to toss MGA Entertainment Inc.'s suit seeking millions of dollars in insurance coverage for its trade secrets battle with Mattel Inc. over the popular Bratz dolls, saying the underlying suit alleged covered advertising injuries.