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Epic v. Google: everything we learned in Fortnite court

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Google played the “Epic expert got paid big bucks to be here” card again.

Bernheim admits his firm is paid $1,600 an hour for his work.

“Is it fair to say you’ve been paid north of a million dollars for this case?”

He says his compensation is “much more complicated” because the money doesn’t flow to him directly.

“It’s more complicated because you’re a partner at a consulting firm and you get paid a share of the profits,” says Google’s attorney. Bernheim says yes.

We’ve seen this gambit before, but it cuts both ways. (Not relevant to the case but: I wonder what the lawyers in this courtroom are paid!)

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