Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 20, 2011 (Hearst Corp. v. City of Albany)

Mercure, J.P.

Petitioner Hearst Corporation is the publisher of the Times Union, a daily newspaper that covers the Albany area. During an investigation, a journalist employed by the newspaper, petitioner Brendan Lyons, discovered that respondent had regularly issued “no fine” parking tickets to designated vehicles.