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Pay Up, You Bratz!: BigLaw Firm Sues Dollmaker More Than $10,000,000 in Fees
O'Melveny & Myers has filed suit against MGA Entertainment seeking payment of $10.2 million in unpaid legal fees related to the company's long-running legal dispute with Mattel over ownership of the popular Bratz line of fashion dolls.Orrick Comes to MGA's Rescue in Bratz Doll Fight
To change or not to change -- lawyers, that is. That was the question faced by Mattel and MGA Entertainment as their epic battle over the Bratz dolls moved to the 9th Circuit. For MGA, which lost at trial, its decision to add new lawyers from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe looks smart. Wednesday, the company won a major victory when it convinced the 9th Circuit to put on hold a recall of the Bratz dolls that had been ordered last year by a Los Angeles district court judge.Belying Predictions, No Boost in Litigation Seen From Recession
A year ago, as the economy began its freefall, corporate law departments were preparing for an all-out assault by plaintiffs. Some 34 percent of in-house counsel polled as part of Fulbright & Jaworski's annual Litigation Trends Survey said they expected to face more suits against their companies in the coming 12 months?a significantly higher percentage than in the previous year. That result made sense: Recessions usually breed litigation. But the early numbers for this recession are showing something quite different.Jensen Suit Raises Questions About Pillsbury
The $45 million defamation suit filed against Pillsbury Winthrop by a former partner is chock full of interesting details. But in addition to allegations of sexual harassment and character assassination, the suit raises questions about the firm's stability. Frode Jensen's suit paints a decidedly unflattering picture of a firm "facing serious financial challenges, and upheaval in personnel." Is Pillsbury really in trouble?The intellectual property litigator played a key role in MGA's stunning jury verdict victory in its epic battle with Mattel over the Bratz doll franchise. For Hurst, this win is especially sweet, since MGA earlier this year tried to get Orrick replaced in the case, claiming its lawyers didn't have enough trial experience.
Things are heating up in the Lehman bankruptcy. For the first time since a trio of suits accused Barclays of conspiring to deceive Lehman and its creditors, the bank has filed a response. Plus: the fight over privileged documents continues.
Siding with Microsoft, a Seattle jury found that Google's Motorola Mobility unit breached a contractual duty to license its standards-essential patents on fair terms. The verdict is the second consecutive win for Microsoft in a closely watched, multi-stage lawsuit.
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