Opinion ID: 4470165
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Heading: standard of review

Text: This Court reviews the grant of a motion for summary judgment de novo. DiBattista v. State, 808 A.2d 1081, 1085 (R.I. 2002). “We will affirm a summary judgment if, after reviewing the admissible evidence 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.” American Express Bank, FSB v. Johnson, 945 A.2d 297, 299 (R.I. 2008) (brackets omitted) (quoting Lucier v. Impact Recreation, Ltd., 864 A.2d 635, 638 (R.I. 2005)). “[A] litigant opposing a motion for summary judgment has 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. (quoting Tanner v. Town Council of East Greenwich, 880 A.2d 784, 791 (R.I. 2005)). III