Extract to table

The plaintiff cannot rely upon the mere allegations or denials of its pleadings but must set forth the specific facts showing that a triable issue of material fact exists

The court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party and must draw all reasonable inferences in the nonmoving party's favor

However, the nonmoving party's evidence must be sufficient to permit a reasonable trier of fact to find in its favor; speculation and conjecture are insufficient to defeat a motion for summary judgment

Critically, as the California Supreme Court established in della Penna and reaffirmed in Korea Supply, the plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant's conduct was "independently wrongful" — that is, "wrongful by some legal measure other than the fact of interference itself

The independently wrongful conduct requirement is not merely a pleading formality; it is a substantive element of the tort that the plaintiff must prove by competent evidence

4th at 1152 (independently wrongful means must be shown)