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.

Bratz doll manufacturer MGA Entertainment is asking that Mattel post a $464.83 million bond while the Barbie manufacturer appeals a jury’s $88 million trade-secrets theft verdict against it.

MGA Entertainment, which requested $161 million in attorney fees and costs following its $88.5 million verdict against Mattel, has acquiesced to a discovery master’s recommendation that it collect $108 million in attorney fees, according to court documents.

MGA Entertainment, which won an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel this year, should receive $108 million in attorney fees, according to a discovery master’s recommendation contained in court documents.

During arguments over post-trial motions this week, a federal judge was having none of a lawyer’s attempts to reduce an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel in its copyright infringement and trade secrets dispute over the Bratz doll.