Opinion ID: 788945
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Text: 7 When a party seeks review of a summary judgment order by way of a motion to reconsider, we review the court's denial of the motion de novo. 7 E.g., Perez v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 150 F.3d 550, 554 (6th Cir.1998) ( en banc ). Similarly, we review a district court's decision to grant summary judgment de novo. E.g., Cockrel v. Shelby County Sch. Dist., 270 F.3d 1036, 1048 (6th Cir.2001), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 813, 123 S.Ct. 73, 154 L.Ed.2d 15 (2002). Summary judgment shall be granted when the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. FED. R. CIV. P. 56(c). The district court, and this Court in its review of the district court, must view the facts and any inferences reasonably drawn from them in the light most favorable to the party against whom judgment was entered. Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587, 106 S.Ct. 1348, 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986). Accordingly, with respect to whether summary judgment in favor of Kalamazoo was proper, we view the facts in the light most favorable to Westfield. However, because Westfield also moved for summary judgment below — and now seeks both a reversal and entry of judgment in its favor — we consider de novo the question whether Westfield is entitled to summary judgment. Accordingly, as to Wesfield's argument that its motion for summary judgment was improperly denied, we review the facts in the light most favorable to Kalamazoo. See, e.g., Relford v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Gov't, 390 F.3d 452, 456-57 (6th Cir.2004) (discussing the proper standard of review when reviewing parties' cross motions for summary judgment). As we make clear in our discussion infra, however, the resolution of this case does not depend on any factual disputes. We hold in favor of Westfield because, having impaired Westfield's right of subrogation without notice or consent, Kalamazoo is precluded from bringing this action as a matter of law.