SMITH v. RYDER

Index No. 903119-21.

2024 NY Slip Op 24011

KARLA SMITH, Plaintiff, v. RICHARD RYDER, JR., THE HEARST CORPORATION and HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Albany County.

Decided January 17, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LaMarche Safranko PLLC, Cohoes ( George E. LaMarche , of counsel), for Plaintiff.

CARMAN, CALLAHAN & INGHAM ( James Carman , of counsel), for Defendant Richard Ryder, Jr.

BARCLAY DAMON LLP, Rochester ( Mark T. Whitford, Jr. , of counsel) for Defendants The Hearst Corporation and Hearst Communications, Inc.


The story that gives rise to this case is simple. On June 8, 2020, Defendant Richard Ryder, Jr. ("Ryder") was in the course of delivering newspapers on behalf of Defendants the Hearst Corporation and Hearst Communications, Inc. ("Hearst") when he negligently struck the Plaintiff Karla Smith ("plaintiff") in a crosswalk. The collision...

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