Jury finds Kleiner Perkins not liable in any claims in Ellen Pao's gender discrimination case

After less than 72 hours of deliberation, the jury in the gender discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins found the powerful Silicon Valley venture capital firm not liable for any of Pao's four claims, including retaliation and failure to prevent retaliation. Pao, now the interim CEO of Reddit, was seeking $16 million in lost wages and potentially $144 million in punitive damages. When Pao first filed the suit in 2012, breaking ranks by refusing to settle, the case sparked discussion about the tech industry as a self-described meritocracy. Pao was seeking $16 million in compensatory damages for lost income because she was not promoted and terminated after filing this lawsuit.

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