Opinion ID: 4545176
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Heading: standard of review

Text: “It is well settled that ‘this Court will review the grant of a motion for summary judgment de novo, employing the same standards and rules used by the hearing justice.’” Cranston Police Retirees Action Committee v. City of Cranston, 208 A.3d 557, 580 (R.I. 2019) (brackets omitted) (quoting Cancel v. City of Providence, 187 A.3d 347, 349 (R.I. 2018)), cert. denied, 140 S. Ct. 652 (2019). We will affirm the trial justice’s decision “only if, after reviewing the admissible evidence -4- in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, we conclude that no genuine issue of material fact exists and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Id. at 580-81 (quoting Cancel, 187 A.3d at 350). “In a motion for summary judgment, ‘the nonmoving party bears the burden of proving by competent evidence the existence of a disputed issue of material fact and cannot rest upon mere allegations or denials in the pleadings, mere conclusions or mere legal opinions.’” Id. at 581 (quoting Cancel, 187 A.3d at 350). III