Former HP chairman admits 'mistake' in sexism trial

Mar 2 2015 10:28PM EST | Source: REUTERS Technology

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Onetime highflying tech executive Ray Lane testified on Monday during a sex discrimination trial involving his former employer, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, that he made a mistake in judgment involving the harassment of a female venture capitalist at the firm, and that he feared for the woman's safety.