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Mattel Lead Suit Settled; Toy Maker Will Pay "Tens Of Millions" For Tainted Toys Made In China

The Wall Street Journal | John Kell | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business


Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price unit agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2007 recall of millions of toys made in China that were fou...

The Libertarian Gotcha

Harry Moroz | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Harry Moroz

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is generating quite a bit of controversy for a measure designed to protect children from lead and other unsafe consumer products.

Cock Ring Ken: Dumping Western Consumer Products in Eastern Europe?

Scott Diel | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


Scott Diel

I imagine manufacturers' warehouses full of defective appliances awaiting shipment to Eastern Europe where many customers haven't yet a clue they're supposed to be king. Does this, in fact, happen?

Barbie: Always A Bridesmaid, Never A Bride

Wendy Braitman | Posted 04.05.2009 | Style


Wendy Braitman

Barbie will turn 50 on March 9. She has never married. Think about that for a minute. The ideal, American pin-up girl is a spinster.

Barbie In China: Mattel To Open Barbie Superstore In Shanghai

GlobalPost.com | Emily Rauhala | Posted 04.03.2009 | World


HONG KONG -- Tall, blond, impossibly large breasts. Barbie stands out anywhere, but in China, she really turns heads. And that, of course, is exactl...

Mattel Profit Falls By Nearly Half On Weak Toy Season

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — As toy maker Mattel Inc. reported that its profit fell almost by half for the key fourth quarter and more than one-third for the year...

The Cyber Guy Gets Ahead Of The Tech Traffic At CES By Giving Thirty-One Geeks An All Access Pass As Cyber Reporters

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 02.11.2009 | Media


Stacie Krajchir

The Consumer Electronics Show is 2.2 million square feet of stage space featuring the latest gadgets, gizmos, and tech goods you can ever lay your little eyes on.

Mattel Awarded $100M In Bratz Doll Copyright Lawsuit

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 09.26.2008 | Business


RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages Tuesday after a serious girl fight between the house of Barbie an...

Mattel: Bratz, Batman And... Beating GM?

Shop Talk | Brad Dorfman | Posted 07.26.2008 | Business


Check out the fun and games at Mattel. The maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels toy cars posted better-than expected quarterly earnings Friday. But ...

Bratz Doll Designer Erased Evidence In Mattel Trademark Suit

Reuters | Gina Keating | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business


A jury will learn that the creator of the popular Bratz doll erased files from his computer two days before handing it over as evidence in a federal t...

Top 10 Business Debacles Of 2007

Consumerist | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Maybe we're just getting better at the job but it seems like the debacles this year were bigger and more scandalous than last year. Every time we turn...

Overwhelmed By Toy Recalls? Buy Video Games

Los Angeles Times | Alex Pham | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Kathleen Buczko, a mother of three, is the toy industry's Grinch this year. She plans to cut her spending on toys by 25%. To the video game industry,...

CA Sues Mattel, 19 Other Stores Over Lead-Tainted Toys

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday sued 20 companies, including Mattel Inc. and Toys "R" Us, claiming they sold toys containing "unlawf...

Mattel Recalls 155,000 Mexican-Made Toys

Reuters | Darren Ennis | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Mattel Inc, the world's largest toymaker, has recalled 155,000 of its products made in Mexico over safety concerns, an official at the company told Re...

EBay Warns Sellers Hawking Recalled Toys

AP Via Time | RACHEL KONRAD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


EBay Inc. said Tuesday it is sending notices to sellers hawking recalled items, warning that they could be kicked off the Web site and may have to for...

Toy Testers Work Overtime To Prep For Holidays

AP Via Los Angeles Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Gone is the 40-hour workweek at Specialized Technology Resources Inc. Boxes of toys are piling up in the middle of its testing lab, workers are coming...

Mattel Apologizes To China Over Recalls, Take Full Blame

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


U.S.-based toy giant Mattel Inc. issued an extraordinary apology to China on Friday over the recall of Chinese-made toys, taking the blame for design ...