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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

Read More: Toys, Lead Poisoning, Palin Gop @Y:US-News, Mattel, 14 Million Toys, Federal Toy-Safety Standards, El Segundo, China-Made Lead Toys, Fisher-Price, Product Recalls, Mattel Lawsuit, Lead Toys, Class-Action Lawsuit, China, Made in China, Recalls, Recall, Business News

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...

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The Libertarian Gotcha

Harry Moroz | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Protection, Cpsc, Libertarians, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, Toymakers, Small Business, Barbie, Mattel, Business News
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.

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

Scott Diel | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

Read More: Dumping, Sweden, Samsung, Barbie, Eastern Europe, Ken, Estonia, Mattel, Nardi, World News
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?

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Barbie: Always A Bridesmaid, Never A Bride

Wendy Braitman | Posted 04.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Ruth Handler, A-Single-Woman, Spinster, Barbie, Mattel, Style News
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.

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Barbie In China: Mattel To Open Barbie Superstore In Shanghai

GlobalPost.com | Emily Rauhala | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Mattel Shanghai, Barbie, Mattel, Barbie China, Barbie Shanghai, Mattel China, China, Shanghai, Barbie 50, Barbai Shanghai, World News

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

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Mattel Profit Falls By Nearly Half On Weak Toy Season

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Toys, Toy Sales, Mattel Profits, Mattel, Business News

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...

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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

Read More: Mattel, Sony, The Cyber Guy, Lcd, Samsung, Ces, Led, Consumer Electronics, Consumer Electronics Show, Technology, Lg, Casio, Media News
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.

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Mattel Awarded $100M In Bratz Doll Copyright Lawsuit

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 09.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Mattel, Bratz, Barbie, MGA Entertainment, Mattel Lawsuit, Mattel Dispute, Business News

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

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

Shop Talk | Brad Dorfman | Posted 07.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Bratz Lawsuit, Toys, Bratz, MGA Entertainment, Barbie, Bratz Maker, Mattel, Business News

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 ...

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Bratz Doll Designer Erased Evidence In Mattel Trademark Suit

Reuters | Gina Keating | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Carter Bryant Lawsuit, Evidence Eliminator, Mattel Bratz, Mattel, Carter Bryant, Bratz Concept, Bratz Dolls, Mattel Lawsuit, Bratz Drawings, Bratz, Mga, Business News

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...

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Top 10 Business Debacles Of 2007

Consumerist | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Topps Meat, Jetblue, Topps, Mattel, Best Buy, E.Coli, Verizon, Tjmaxx, Business News

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...

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Overwhelmed By Toy Recalls? Buy Video Games

Los Angeles Times | Alex Pham | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Lead Paint Toys, Mattel Recalls, Mattel, Video Games, Toy Recalls, Video Game Consoles, Video Game Industry, Business News

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,...

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

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Toys R Us, Lead Paint Toys, Lead Paint Lawsuit, Mattel, Jerry Brown, Business News

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

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Mattel Recalls 155,000 Mexican-Made Toys

Reuters | Darren Ennis | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Mattel Recalls, Toy Recalls, Mattel, Business News

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...

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EBay Warns Sellers Hawking Recalled Toys

AP Via Time | RACHEL KONRAD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Toy Recalls, Ebay, Recalled Toys, Mattel, Business News

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...

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Toy Testers Work Overtime To Prep For Holidays

AP Via Los Angeles Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Holiday Toys, Toy Recalls, Toy Testers, Mattel, Business News

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...

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Mattel Apologizes To China Over Recalls, Take Full Blame

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Apology China, Toy Recalls, Mattel, Business News

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 ...

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