Legal Opinion
Mattel, Inc. v. Mga Entertainment, Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided August 4, 2011No. Case CV 04-9049 DOC (RNBx)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MGA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.’s APPLICATION FOR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
DAVID 0. CARTER, District Judge.
Before the Court is MGA Entertainment, Inc. (“MGA”)’s Application for Exemplary Damages, Attorneys’ Fees, and Costs. MGA requests the imposition of exemplary damages equal to double the compensatory damage award on MGA’s successful counterclaim-in-reply for trade secret misappropriation. The jury found that Mattel had misappropriated 26 categories of trade secret information and that the misappropriation was willful and malicious.…
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