Bratz

Mattel posted a 11 percent sales drop in the fourth quarter of 2008, which included the holiday season. To complicate matters, Mattel has been in a court battle with privately held MGA Entertainment over the Bratz dolls. Eckert said Mattel intends to ...

By Aarthi Sivaraman NEW YORK (Reuters) - MGA Entertainment made a "very fair and compelling settlement offer" to Mattel Inc to end a fight over the Bratz dolls that has locked both toymakers in a legal "nightmare," MGA's Chief Executive said on Friday. ...

Retailers have been persuaded that Barbie looks good enough to take a chance on." Mattel and MGA Entertainment have been locked in court over the Bratz doll, an edgier fashion toy from MGA that cut into Barbie sales in recent years. ... Mattel shares jump 15.2 pct; Hasbro shares up 6.6 pct (Updates ......