tony bates from gopro. that stock up about 1.5% today. >> tony bates i know a little bit.nteresting guy from a management perspective. >> and with that we're keeping aen eye on the markets. nasdaq still into the red. dow and s&p in positive territory. that does it for "squawk alley." let's send it over to "fast money" and the "halftime" crew. ♪ >>> thanks. welcome to the halftime show. let's meet our starting lineup for today. joe is senior managing director. josh brown is ceo of rid holt wealth management. and ben willis is with us today as well. our game plan, against the crowd. we kickoff a week-long series today, what they like and why and the art of taking the other side of the trade. straight from the

the go pro president, tony bates is joining the board.n donahoe says the new appointment will help create two world-class boards. the stakes in the case against kleiner perkins just got a little higher. former venture capitalists can sue kleiner perkins for punitive damages. included are the $16 million she lost in wages and earnings. katie bennett has been following the case and has in at the courthouse will stop this is interesting because there has been a lot of testimony that has not been good for alan powell but the notion the damage has just opened up $100 million is a huge deal. >> it is a big deal because the damages, their reserve -- they are reserved to punish a company that has been found to do something malicious or oppressive. when the judge made this ruling he said there sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror could conclude kleiner perkins engaged in gender discrimination and acted with malice, fraud or oppression. this has really raised the stakes for the firm. cory: i wonder -- does this explain why kleiner went