The Mariners filed their opposition to Dr. Lorena Martin’s motion to strike their demand for arbitration on Friday, arguing in King County Superior Court that her legal arguments are incorrect, and the Washington Law Against Discrimination and federal law properly understood permit her arbitration clause to stand, thereby forcing the dispute into arbitration and out of the public eye. You can read the motion here, and the declaration filed in support of the motion here. As is common, most of the declaration consists of supporting documentation that—in this case—we’ve already seen from other sources.
In a 22-page motion, the team argues first that under the terms of Dr.