Specific References to Evidentiary Record Required on No Evidence MSJ Response

February 23, 2015

In this fraud and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty case, the court addressed  the defendant’s no evidence motion for summary judgment.  The court held that the plaintiff had not properly responded to the no evidence motion because it merely stated the elements of the aiding and abetting claim in its response brief, without specifically “pointing out” any evidence to support the contention that the defendant “knowingly assisted” in the breach of fiduciary duty.  Although the plaintiff attached a “large amount of evidence” to its response, the court noted that the plaintiff’s response required specific references to the evidence that would support each element of the claim.

MaximusAlliance Partners, LLC v. Faber