BRIEFCASE.Byline: -- Staff and Wire Services Mattel accuses MGA (1) (Monochrome Graphics Adapter) A display adapter that employs Hercules Graphics, combining graphics and text on a monochrome monitor. (2) (Matrox Graphics Accelerator) A trade name used by Matrox Graphics Inc. of theft Barbie doll Barbie doll popular dress-up doll; extremely conventional and feminine. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 179] See : Fads maker Mattel Inc. claims rival MGA Entertainment MGA Entertainment is a manufacturer of children's toys and entertainment products founded in 1997. Its products include the Bratz fashion doll line. External links
The claims were outlined in a revised complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Riverside. El Segundo-based Mattel filed the original lawsuit in 2004 against one of its former doll designers, Carter Bryant, accusing him of wrongfully selling his concepts for Bratz to privately held MGA. Eye-care firm recalls solution Eye-care products maker Advanced Medical Optics Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., (NYSE: EYE) (known as AMO) is a global medical device leader focused on the discovery and delivery of innovative vision technologies that optimize the quality of life for people of all ages. Inc. is recalling U.S. batches of its Complete MoisturePlus multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective contact-lens solution and Active Packs after finding bacterial contamination in three lots made at the same plant in China and distributed in Japan. The Santa Ana-based company said it has not received any reports of adverse health events associated with the 18 recalled product lots in the United States. The company cut its earnings outlook, and shares sank nearly 9 percent. Cathay Bank set for acquisition The holding company for Los Angeles-based Cathay Bank will acquire United Heritage Bank for $9.4 million in cash, the companies announced Tuesday. New Jersey-based UHB UHB Ultrahigh Brightness UHB Urban Haute Bourgeoisie UHB Ultra High Bandwidth , which was founded in 1997, had total assets of about $60.4 million, loans of $40 million, deposits of $55.2 million and shareholders equity of about $5 million as of Sept. 30. Holders of more than 50 percent of the shares of UHB have agreed to support the transaction and vote their shares in favor of the merger proposal, according to the companies. Alcoa Inc. to cut 6,700 positions PITTSBURGH -- Alcoa Inc. plans to cut 6,700 jobs worldwide over the next year as part of a plan to help boost profits, the aluminum maker said Tuesday. The company also said it will form a joint venture with the Sapa Group of Norway's Orkla ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and that would combine its soft alloy extrusion business with Sapa's Profiles extruded aluminum business. Dell: Results could change DALLAS -- Dell Inc. beat analysts' expectations in delayed earnings posted Tuesday, but the computer maker warned that the results were preliminary and could change due to an intensifying federal investigation into the company's accounting and financial reporting. For the quarter ended Nov. 3, Dell earned $677 million, or 30 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. , on sales of $14.4 billion. That compared with earnings of $606 million, or 25 cents per share, in the third quarter of last year, which was hurt by $442 million in charges Dell took to repair a faulty computer component and costs related to restructuring. |
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