Silicon Valley watching closely as gender-bias case nears its conclusion
An attorney for a woman suing one of Silicon Valleys oldest and most prestigious venture capital firms argued in court Tuesday that the company created a boys club that damaged the careers of female employees. The charge was part of closing arguments.
Ellen Pao seeking $16 million in sex discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A former Silicon Valley venture capitalist is seeking $16 million from prominent firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers in a high-profile lawsuit that accuses the firm of blatant and entrenched gender discrimination. Ellen Pao, the.
UPDATE 1-Venture capitalist Doerr testifies in Kleiner sexism case
In the suit, former Kleiner partner Ellen Pao alleges she suffered discrimination and retaliation after ending a brief affair in 2006 with another partner, Ajit Nazre.. The biggest punishment was I told him I had lost confidence in his ability to.
UPDATE 2-Kleiner firm was not level playing field for women, jury told
SAN FRANCISCO Feb 24 (Reuters) - Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, the investment firm that has backed tech companies from Google to Amazon, fired a woman junior partner after she complained of gender discrimination, her lawyer said at trial on Tuesday.
Supreme Court blocks Lester Bower Jrs execution scheduled for next week
The justices gave no reason for the reprieve, saying only that it would be lifted automatically if they deny an appeal or act on it. Bower was. State attorneys argued that courts have rejected appeals about the jury instructions, that information.
Costa Concordia Captains Defense Asks for Mercy as Verdict Looms
We lost contact with Yemen forces who remain loyal to central government, Cordesman said. And we lost the. The wars in those nations have also driven millions from their homes, creating misery and fertile recruiting grounds of radical groups. It.
In losing gender bias trial, Paos lawyers denied millions in.
In losing gender bias trial, Paos lawyers denied millions in fees ��� Reuters. Pao sought about $ 16 million in lost wages and tens of millions more in punitive damages in a lawsuit that captivated Silicon Valley. Had Pao won��.
In losing gender bias trial, Paos lawyers denied millions in fees
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (Reuters) - Former Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers partner Ellen Pao is not the only person who lost when a California jury rejected her claims of gender discrimination against the venture capital firm. Her lawyers also.
People Jailed for Owing Less Taxes Than Al Sharpton
According to a New York Times review of government records last fall, the MSNBC host and civil rights activist personally faces federal tax liens for more than $3 million in back taxes owed, and state tax liens of $777,657. So in total. Sharpton.
LG releases surveillance video of exec indicted for vandalizing Samsung.
An LG Electronics executive has been indicted by prosecutors in South Korea on charges of vandalizing high-end Samsung washing machines, The Wall Street Journal reports. Jo Seong-jin, head of LGs home appliances division, is accused of deliberately .
The Morning Download: HP Deal With Deutsche Bank Is Step Forward for.
The U.S. State Department and FBI are offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev, Reuters reports. Its the biggest bounty U.S. authorities. A lawyer for Ellen Pao told a.
The Novel That Foretold the TNR Meltdown
The Harvard-educated Hughes, who took ownership of The New Republic in 2012, is no crude-talking oil millionaire, but as Facebooks co-founder (worth an estimated $700 million), he is todays equivalent of a Gilded Age mogul. As such Hughes represents .
Auschwitz survivor: Being alive is best revenge
Ganz, a self-described optimist, tries not to dwell on the horrors of the Holocaust and the 100 relatives she lost, but the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau has stirred up painful memories. She spent two months at Auschwitz.
Ellen Paos $16 million gender discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins.
A high-profile Silicon Valley sexual discrimination lawsuit is scheduled to begin trial on Tuesday, the San Francisco Business Times reports. Ellen Pao, formerly a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, sued.
Ellen Pao testifies in Silicon Valley gender-bias trial
Ellen Pao, whose gender-bias trial against Kleiner is focusing new attention on Silicon Valleys male-centric culture, told jurors she was ���furious��� to learn that colleague Ajit Nazre had misled her about his separation from his wife. She said. Ms.
Sex, Lies, and Lawsuits
Furious when the Dakotas board denied his application to buy his fourth apartment in the building, a $5.7 million two-bedroom, Fletcher sued the board for racial discrimination. In his complaint, Fletcher painted the Dakota, one of the citys most.
Pao vs. Perkins: Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Has Women in Tech Talking.
Part of what makes Paos case unique is that it went to trial. Most such complaints are settled out of court (Pao, acting CEO of Reddit, is asking for $16 million in damages), and the fact that this case went public, with all its tabloid trimmings.