Famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins is asking its former employee Ellen Pao for $972,814 in costs after Pao lost in a high-profile gender discrimination jury trial against Kleiner. The firm has said that it will waive the request for costs if Pao, who is currently the interim CEO of reddit, agrees not to appeal the jury's decision.

In 2012, Pao filed a lawsuit saying that she experienced harassment and sexism while working for Kleiner that the firm failed to discourage. She claimed that Kleiner didn't promote her and instead promoted three less-qualified men after she complained about her treatment, and she also claimed that the company fired her in retaliation after she sued them for gender discrimination. Pao asked for $16 million in damages from lost wages.

After a five-week trial this March, the jury ruled that Kleiner did not discriminate against Pao because of her gender.

In today's filing (PDF), Kleiner Perkins asked for $864,680 in expert witness fees, as well as $59,000 in deposition costs and $40,000 in unspecified other costs. Attorneys' fees were not included in the cost schedule.

In a separate filing (PDF), Kleiner Perkins lawyers also revealed that they had offered Pao a $964,502 settlement in November 2014, several months before the trial. Pao's lawyers did not respond to that offer.

Reuters noted that California appeals courts have a track record of siding with a jury on matters of employment law involving discrimination and retaliation, making Pao's odds of winning on appeal slim.

In a statement e-mailed to Ars, Kleiner Perkins spokesperson Christina Lee wrote, “KPCB has offered to waive all legal costs due to the firm should Ellen Pao choose to bring this legal matter to a close. We believe that women in technology would be best served by having all parties focus on making progress on the issues of gender diversity outside of continued litigation.”

Pao and her legal team said they are reviewing the offer and will respond to Kleiner within two weeks, according to the Wall Street Journal.