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Maggy Hurchalla & Co. Lose Appeal in SFWMD 'Public Records' Case

September 19, 2019 - 8:00am
It's been a tough few weeks for Maggy Hurchalla

The run of bad luck in court for environmentalist Maggy Hurchalla and her team continued Wednesday when the Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach concluded Circuit Judge William Roby properly excluded the mediation meeting from Hurchalla's public records request for the South Florida Water Management District's shade meeting transcripts.

Environmentalist Maggy Hurchalla Loses Latest Effort to Overturn $4.4 Million Award Against Her

September 7, 2019 - 2:45pm
Maggy Hurchalla

Dorian's dark clouds over Florida are gone now, but the cloud hanging over environmental icon Maggy Hurchalla just grew darker.

The pithy Sept. 6 order by the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that Hurchalla is not entitled to a rehearing before all 12 judges in her quest to overturn a lower court's $4.4 million award against her. (See the order in the "Download" attachment below the story.)

No SLAPP: Environmentalist Maggy Hurchalla Loses Lake Point Appeal

June 19, 2019 - 5:45pm
Maggy Hurchalla

More than one Martin County judge warned environmental icon Maggy Hurchalla over the past six years that lies and misrepresentations of fact are not protected free speech. The Fourth District Court of Appeals concurred today in a 12-page, unanimous opinion that Hurchalla's free speech privileges “were negated by malice on the part of Hurchalla.”

Environmental Icon Maggy Hurchalla's $4.4 Million Day in Court

March 14, 2019 - 9:00am
Maggy Hurchalla

Environmentalist Maggy Hurchalla's day in court Wednesday was a day of tired adages, conflicting opinions, and "blurry lines" between federal and state laws on protected speech.

She held court among a throng of supporters in the courthouse lobby of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach, convinced that her First Amendment rights would set her free from a Martin County Circuit Court jury's nearly $4.4 million judgment against her for interfering in a business contract.

We Want Zero Lake Discharges, Martin County Residents Tell Army Corps

February 20, 2019 - 11:15am
Crowd gathers Tuesday at IRSC Wolf Technology Center in Stuart

U.S. Rep. Brian Mast was the man of the hour during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' two public meetings in Stuart Tuesday. The Republican congressman's impassioned comments were first -- and untimed -- at both sessions, convened by the Army to get public input on the Corps' new Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual, which will replace the Army's former Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS).

Many speakers, primarily from Martin County, acknowledged and directed their comments to the congressman, encouraging him, “Don't let up.” 

Has Maggy Hurchalla's Army of Supporters Actually Read the Trial Transcripts?

September 13, 2018 - 9:30am
Maggy Hurchalla

A lot of people, including the attorneys of the second-highest ranked law firm in the U.S., WilmerHale of Washington D.C. and New York, recently joined the Maggy Hurchalla appeal. They will “help” the appellate court decide if a lower court's award of $4.4 million to Lake Point will stand.

Maggy Hurchalla Ups Her Game Mightily in Lake Point Appeal

September 5, 2018 - 6:00am
Maggy Hurchalla

Environmental icon Maggy Hurchalla has called in the cavalry. She apparently thought she needed more help than top-rated Florida law firm D'Alemberte & Palmer, PA could give her.

No Mistrial on the Horizon for Martin County's Maggy Hurchalla

July 4, 2018 - 6:00am
Maggy in court. Credit: Gossip Extra

Environmental activist Maggy Hurchalla​ can no longer hope for a mistrial. 

Martin County Commissioner Sarah Heard Files for Re-election Despite Criminal Charges

July 2, 2018 - 12:00pm
Sarah Heard

Still facing criminal charges for alleged public records violations in 2013, Martin County Commissioner Sarah Heard, a Republican, filed for re-election June 22, on the last day of the qualifying period. She paid the $3,810 qualifying fee from a $5,000 loan to herself and rented a post office box in Palm City.

Maggy Hurchalla Drops a Bomb in Lake Point Appeal

June 20, 2018 - 10:00am

Environmental activist Maggy Hurchalla's appeal of a $4.3 million judgment by a Martin County jury on Feb. 14 has not gone well for her. At least, not until now.

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