Navarro v. GRANT THORNTON, LLP

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

This is an appeal of a summary judgment dismissing claims against an accounting firm for aiding and abetting primary violations of the Texas Securities Act. Our main task on appeal is to determine if a fact issue exists as to whether the accounting firm rendered substantial assistance in these primary violations. Concluding that there is no genuine issue of material fact as to substantial assistance and that the accounting firm is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

I. Factual and Procedural Background 1

In 2005,…