Babble Wrap 05.12.08: Barbie Triumphs Over Bratz
Posted by Amber Robinson at 9:12 AM on December 5, 2008
Barbie triumphs over Bratz
Toy giant Mattel Inc. has won a after a four-year legal dispute with MGA Entertainment. On Wednesday a federal judge banned MGA from making and selling its pouty-lipped and hugely popular Bratz dolls, following a jury’s finding that Bratz designer Carter Bryant developed the concept for the dolls while working for Mattel.
CNN
Hampstead academic seeks egg donor… but only Oxbridge students need apply
A university academic desperate to have an ‘intellectual’ baby has advertised for an egg donor – but only from Oxford or Cambridge. Daily Mail
Mother guilty of kidnapping her own daughter
A British mother was found guilty on Thursday of kidnapping her own nine-year-old daughter, allegedly to scoop the reward money when the girl was found. The disappearance of Shannon Matthews prompted one of the biggest searches in British history. SMH
New laws help lesbians, singles have babies
Lesbians and single women have won access to fertility treatment in Victoria under landmark laws passed in state parliament late today.
news.com.au
Children overdosed with chemotherapy
It has been revealed that 11 children with cancer were overdosed with chemotherapy at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in SA, as a result of human and computer error.
news.com.au
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