Epic v. Google: everything we learned in Fortnite court
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Forensic accountant Ned Barnes is here to help make Epic’s point stick.
Everything I just told you about Google Play’s P&Ls was pretty opaque in the courtroom — but Epic’s first expert witness of the day is here to argue they clearly show Google knows full well that Google Play is a profit center.
Ned Barnes is a CPA with Berkeley Research Center, and he says that the costs of Google Play were already accounted for in Google’s various internal financial statements.
“How did you know they were not under the direct control of Google Play management?” Epic’s lawyer asked.
“My group found they were under the direct control of Ruth Porat, CFO of Google,” Barnes replied.
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