Published articles, messages, chats about current legal newshttp://www.lawyers.comhttp://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.icohttp://www.lawyers.com1616http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/TOYS--Bratz-falls-to-its-rival-in-court--Barbie-maker...-l:824040921.html?method=rss In the battle of the doll makers, the house that Barbie built won a sweeping court victory Thursday, accessories and all. A federal jury found that a Mattel Inc. designer created the lucrative Bratz doll concept while he worked at Mattel under an exclusivity contract. It was a scathing defeat for MGA Entertainment Inc., which introduced the dolls -- known for big heads, pouty lips and bare-midriff outfits -- in 2001. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Suit-could-alter-sports-landscape--Hamburg-Masters-defending-its-turf-in-antitrust-dispute-with-ATP-l:824040917.html?method=rss Just two weeks after one of the most memorable finals in Wimbledon history, men's tennis faces a $76.9million lawsuit that could quickly quash the recent euphoria and shake up the sport. Barring a last-minute settlement, Monday marks the opening of a jury trial in Delaware pitting the ATP Tour against the German Tennis Federation, which owns and operates the Hamburg Masters Series event. Lawyers for the Germans contend that the ATP is operating as a monopoly and has created an anti-competitive marketplace. At the center of the antitrust dispute is a move by ATP executives to alter the calendar of elite tournaments next year. If the plan succeeds, Hamburg will be demoted to a lower status and its place in the schedule moved, thereby denying lucrative sponsor, TV and ticket dollars, its lawyers will argue. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Missouri-executions-ruled-constitutional-l:823840194.html?method=rss A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit challenging Missouri's lethal injection method, ruling the state's protocol for executions is constitutional. The ruling is a setback for the death row inmates who filed the suit challenging the medical credentials of their would-be executioners. The decision potentially clears the path for the state to resume executions. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0400