Seeking to revive a $1 billion antitrust suit, the maker of the Bratz doll has asserted that seven years of “scorched earth, baseless litigation” by Mattel enabled the Barbie manufacturer to maintain a monopoly in the fashion doll market and attempt to put MGA Entertainment out of business.

The D.C. Circuit today ruled against the maker of Trojan brand condoms in a long-running subpoena enforcement dispute with federal trade regulators. Church & Dwight argued that the FTC subpoena was too broad as it would require producing information about the sale of products other than condoms.

A woman who was burned when a Manhattan bartender used Bacardi 151 rum for a pyrotechnic display can proceed with a lawsuit against the maker of the high-proof beverage, a New York appeals panel has ruled, affirming a lower court’s refusal to dismiss the case against the company.

A federal judge has tentatively dismissed an antitrust suit filed by MGA Entertainment against Mattel, ruling that the maker of the Bratz doll was barred from asserting claims that it should have brought in a previously filed copyright infringement case.

A settlement worth up to $18.5 million has been approved for a national class of some 2 million consumers in a suit against the maker of Enfamil Lipil baby formula over ad claims that one attorney likened to “saying cereal can cure cancer.” The deal includes an estimated $6.5 million in attorney fees and court costs.