A federal judge has rejected motions by Evanston Insurance and its parent corporation, Markel Corp., to toss MGA Entertainment’s attempts to force them to pay its legal costs for the past two years of its battle against Mattel over copyrights to the Bratz dolls.

Four insurance companies have appealed an order that frustrated their attempt to snag a portion of the $141 million in attorney fees and costs awarded to Bratz doll maker MGA Entertainment in its fight against Mattel. A federal judge denied the insurers’ motion to intervene, finding it “untimely” and “futile.”

A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust suit brought by MGA Entertainment against Mattel, concluding that it raised allegations that were too similar to the claims in a related copyright case between the parties, but gave the Bratz doll maker an opportunity to amend its complaint.

A federal judge has granted Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s motion to withdraw from representing MGA Entertainment, maker of the Bratz doll, in its copyright dispute with Mattel. Orrick moved to withdraw from representing MGA and its chief executive, citing $3.85 million in unpaid legal fees.

MGA has settled in principle its $10.2 million billing dispute with O’Melveny & Myers, which represented the Bratz doll maker in its copyright dispute with Mattel. O’Melveny sued MGA last year for unpaid bills related to its work on the case. The dispute lingered during a fight over discovery.