Clayton v. Unsworth

¶ 1. Harry and Lucille Clayton appeal from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to defendants on their legal malpractice claim and dismissing their remaining claims. The Claytons argue that summary judgment was improperly granted, focusing on attorney Stephen Unsworth’s alleged “waiver” of a statute-of-limitations defense in an arbitration proceeding. We affirm.

¶ 2. The Claytons have been involved in a long-running dispute with their son Steven Clayton over the ownership of stock shares in Shelburne Supermarket, Inc., a closely held family corporation. As recounted in a related…