INNOVENTION TOYS, LLC v. MGA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Civil Action No. 07-6510.

INNOVENTION TOYS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. MGA ENTERTAINMENT, INC., et al., Section "E" Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

July 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Innovention Toys, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Stephen G. Bullock , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Barry W. Ashe , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Brandon D. Baum , Agility IP Law, David A. Caine , Agility IP Law, James C. Otteson , Agility IP Law, Lesli D. Harris , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Thomas T. Carmack , Agility IP Law & Xiang Long , Agility IP Law.

MGA Entertainment, Inc., Defendant, represented by Sherman Gene Fendler , Liskow & Lewis, Allen M. Sokal , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., George Denegre, Jr. , Liskow & Lewis, Jeffrey W. Greene , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Kevin J. O'Shea , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Mark R. Galis , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Matthew J. Levinstein , Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Michael A. Nicodema , Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Defendant, represented by Sherman Gene Fendler , Liskow & Lewis, Allen M. Sokal , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., George Denegre, Jr. , Liskow & Lewis, Jeffrey W. Greene , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Kevin J. O'Shea , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Mark R. Galis , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Matthew J. Levinstein , Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Michael A. Nicodema , Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Toys "R" Us, Inc., Defendant, represented by Sherman Gene Fendler , Liskow & Lewis, Allen M. Sokal , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., George Denegre, Jr. , Liskow & Lewis, Jeffrey W. Greene , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Kevin J. O'Shea , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Mark R. Galis , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Matthew J. Levinstein , Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Michael A. Nicodema , Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Matthew B Lowrie, Movant, represented by John Y. Pearce , Montgomery Barnett & Ashley L. Belleau , Montgomery Barnett.

Robert J Silverman, Movant, represented by John Y. Pearce , Montgomery Barnett & Ashley L. Belleau , Montgomery Barnett.

MGA Entertainment, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Sherman Gene Fendler , Liskow & Lewis, Allen M. Sokal , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., George Denegre, Jr. , Liskow & Lewis, Jeffrey W. Greene , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Kevin J. O'Shea , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Mark R. Galis , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Matthew J. Levinstein , Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Michael A. Nicodema , Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Sherman Gene Fendler , Liskow & Lewis, Allen M. Sokal , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., George Denegre, Jr. , Liskow & Lewis, Jeffrey W. Greene , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Kevin J. O'Shea , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Mark R. Galis , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Matthew J. Levinstein , Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Michael A. Nicodema , Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Innovention Toys, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Stephen G. Bullock , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Barry W. Ashe , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Brandon D. Baum , Agility IP Law, David A. Caine , Agility IP Law, James C. Otteson , Agility IP Law, Lesli D. Harris , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Thomas T. Carmack , Agility IP Law & Xiang Long , Agility IP Law.

Toys "R" Us, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Sherman Gene Fendler , Liskow & Lewis, Allen M. Sokal , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., George Denegre, Jr. , Liskow & Lewis, Jeffrey W. Greene , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Kevin J. O'Shea , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Mark R. Galis , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Matthew J. Levinstein , Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Michael A. Nicodema , Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

MGA Entertainment, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Sherman Gene Fendler , Liskow & Lewis, Allen M. Sokal , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., George Denegre, Jr. , Liskow & Lewis, Jeffrey W. Greene , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Kevin J. O'Shea , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Mark R. Galis , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Matthew J. Levinstein , Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Michael A. Nicodema , Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Sherman Gene Fendler , Liskow & Lewis, Allen M. Sokal , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., George Denegre, Jr. , Liskow & Lewis, Jeffrey W. Greene , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Kevin J. O'Shea , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Mark R. Galis , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Matthew J. Levinstein , Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Michael A. Nicodema , Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Innovention Toys, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Stephen G. Bullock , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Barry W. Ashe , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Brandon D. Baum , Agility IP Law, David A. Caine , Agility IP Law, James C. Otteson , Agility IP Law, Lesli D. Harris , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Thomas T. Carmack , Agility IP Law & Xiang Long , Agility IP Law.


ORDER AND REASONS

SUSIE MORGAN, District Judge.

Defendants (collectively, "MGA") move for judgment as a matter of law or alternatively for a new trial.1 Innovention opposes the motion.2 The Court has reviewed the memoranda, the law, and the record, and now issues this Order and Reasons denying the motion.

The Court applies the Fifth Circuit's standards for motions for judgment as a matter...

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