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 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 federal judge has denied a request by insurance companies that paid legal costs for MGA Entertainment in its successful case against Mattel to intervene in a bid to snag part of the $141 million in attorney fees and costs awarded to the Bratz doll manufacturer.

The insurance companies that paid the legal costs associated with MGA Entertainment’s successful court battle with Mattel are seeking to recover a portion of the $141 million in attorney fees and costs awarded to the Bratz doll manufacturer.

A federal judge has ruled that the unpredictability of economic conditions and Mattel’s own financial reports justified requiring the company to post a $315 million bond while it appeals to the 9th Circuit an Aug. 4 judgment in its battle against Bratz maker MGA Entertainment.