The Los Angeles Clippers and a former trainer who sued the organization, alleging he was wrongfully fired for complaining that the team was subjecting Kawhi Leonard to “unsafe and illegal treatment,” have agreed to first try and settle the case through mediation, then send it to arbitration if mediation fails.
Randy Shelton’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit allegations also include retaliation, whistleblower retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. On Friday, Judge Stephen Pfahler signed an order reflecting an agreement between Shelton to stay the case and have retired Judge Richard Stone, depending on his availability, preside over mediation.
If the issues are not resolved, the case will be sent to arbitration and any award Shelton receives there will run from the date of the arbitration and not from the October 2024 date on which he filed the lawsuit.
Earlier this month, the Clippers filed a motion to compel arbitration, contending that Shelton is bound by his original hiring agreement to resolve employment disputes before an arbitrator rather than a jury.
“Despite plaintiff’s assertion that he would honor the terms of [his] employment agreements and live up to his obligations and duties, plaintiff filed his claims in the form of a civil lawsuit to make a public spectacle and to defame defendants with statements that he knows or should know are false,” Clipper attorneys state in their court papers.
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