What’s Friday without a little late-night news dump? Geoff Baker from the Times has the latest update on the Mariners-Lorena Martin controversy.
Here’s the deal: over a month ago, the Mariners filed a formal arbitration request, which had been confidential but became public when Dr. Martin’s lawyer, Robin Phillips, filed a motion today (Friday) in King County Superior Court to attempt to stop the Mariners from demanding arbitration—a tricky maneuver, since Dr. Martin’s employment contract itself stipulates any disputes to be heard by an arbitrator. Phillips is arguing that Dr. Martin’s claims of discrimination void the arbitration clause in her contract, as Washington law requires discrimination cases be heard in open court.