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She was seeking $16M in lost wages, and potentially much more in punitive damages. I think, had she won, she could be looking at a ridiculous check close to $10

by SeoxyS 11y ago

She was seeking $16M in lost wages, and potentially much more in punitive damages. I think, had she won, she could be looking at a ridiculous check close to $100M.

adventured 11y ago
Correct, the punitive damages aspect was immense: "Ellen Pao can sue Kleiner Perkins for up to $160 million in damages" http://www.businessinsider.com/ellen-pao-can-sue-kleiner-perkins-for-damages-2015-3 http://www.businessinsider.com/ellen-pao-can-sue-kleiner-per... http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27760383/judge-ellen-pao-may-claim-punitive-damages-kleiner http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27760383/judge-ellen-...
- sigzero 11y ago
  Yeah, that is beyond ridiculous.
- tsotha 11y ago
  You always ask for the moon when you sue someone - it doesn't cost anything to keep adding zeros. I doubt she believed she'd actually get something like that, though. If she did she's a fool.
abalone 11y ago
It's not clear that winning would have involved punitive damages. That typically requires a much higher threshold of egregious intent to cause harm, which I think it's fair to say is not as well supported by the facts and testimony here. Not that it'd be an impossible outcome, but much less likely.