Economics
Oracle Says Judge’s Expert Biased in $1 Billion Google-Java Case
- BYU professor's earlier `Android hat' seen disqualifying him
- Replacing witness could extend case to 2017, U.S. judge warns
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Oracle Corp. says it can’t get a fair shake from an economics professor serving as a damages expert in its billion-dollar court battle with Google over the Java platform.
The professor is no typical hired gun. The judge overseeing the case brought him in four years ago because he didn’t trust either company to give him a straight assessment.