Michelle Casady

Michelle Casady is based in Houston and covers litigation and appeals — including trials, breaking news and industry trends — for The Texas Lawbook.

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Michelle Casady

Michelle Casady has been a reporter in Texas since January 2009. She's covered crime at The Bryan-College Station Eagle, courts at the San Antonio Express-News and civil litigation for Law360. In July 2022, she joined The Texas Lawbook.

Her reporting has included covering arrests, trials, plea deals and settlements, executions, natural and manmade disasters, colorful characters and various oddities.

She lives in Houston with her husband Matt, a sweet dog Hurricane Harvey brought into their lives, and a confident cat who keeps everyone in line. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas Tech University and was a 2018 fellow of the Loyola Marymount University Journalist Law School.

You can reach Michelle at michelle.casady@texaslawbook.net or (713) 614-7929.

Jury Finds 3M Partially Responsible for Fatal 2020 Explosion, Awards $62.3M

In Round 4 of multidistrict litigation stemming from the fatal explosion at the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing facility on the Northwest Side of Houston, jurors determined 3M was 30 percent responsible. Most recently, in May, a different jury had returned a complete defense win for the company. The lawyers involved told The Texas Lawbook it was the first civil jury trial they had handled that required the jurors receive an Allen charge.

August 10, 2026 Michelle Casady

Litigation Roundup: Permanent Injunction Against Samsung Urged in Patent Infringement Appeal

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a hedge fund manager goes to prison for failing to report millions in income, and a bankruptcy law firm operating in Texas is pinged for filing cases with false financial information.

August 10, 2026 Michelle Casady

SDTX Bankruptcy Judge Moves Forward, Sets Trial Date in Jackson Walker Fee Fight

For most of a two-and-a-half-hour scheduling conference Tuesday in the Jackson Walker bankruptcy fee case, the parties sat in silence while Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo V. Rodriguez drafted and signed a pair of orders governing when the parties will be back for a hearing and when trial in the case will begin.

August 4, 2026 Michelle Casady

Litigation Roundup: Former Lawyer Gets Prison, Buc-ee’s Goes After Ohio Cartoon Beaver

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, we highlight one plaintiff lawyer’s thoughts on Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $5.5 billion settlement of ovarian cancer cases, and detail Buc-ee’s latest court battle to protect its brand.

August 3, 2026 Michelle Casady

U.S. Trustee, Jackson Walker Strike $15M Settlement in Bankruptcy Fee Cases

On Sunday, the U.S. Trustee and Jackson Walker told Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo V. Rodriguez they had agreed to a deal where the law firm will pay $15 million to end efforts to claw back millions in fees it earned in certain bankruptcy cases.

August 3, 2026 Michelle Casady

Biz Court Gets Continuity: Gov. Abbott Reappoints All 10 Jurists

A lingering question was answered Wednesday when Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a news release that he is reappointing all 10 sitting Texas Business Court judges to two-year terms. The announcement comes about a month before the current terms are set to expire Sept. 1.

July 29, 2026 Michelle Casady

Litigation Roundup: Winter Storm Uri Gas Case Spawns 2 Certified Questions to SCOTX

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the Dallas court of appeals agrees a trial court got it wrong by forcing the parties in a breach of contract case into a bench trial when one requested trial by jury, and an automotive equipment manufacturer sued by Tesla tells the court the company named the wrong defendant.

July 27, 2026 Michelle Casady

Bankruptcy Judge: No Deadline Extension in Jackson Walker Fee Fight Case

Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo V. Rodriguez this week rejected a joint request from Jackson Walker and the U.S. Trustee to extend deadlines in the cases where the bankruptcy watchdog is attempting to claw back millions in fees awarded to the law firm.

July 24, 2026 Michelle Casady

Katten Tapped to Represent Arena Development Intermediate in Cuban, Mavs Action

Mark Cuban’s quest to depose the corporate representative of Arena Development Intermediate is moving forward after a Dallas judge set a hearing for next month on the Rule 202 petition. Cuban’s filing claims the pre-suit deposition is aimed at uncovering details about how the Dallas Mavericks struck a deal to buy the Valley View Mall property.

July 21, 2026 Michelle Casady

Litigation Roundup: 15th COA Splits on Attorney Immunity Question in $350M Case

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a direct-to-consumer eyewear company alleges Perkins Coie’s failure to conduct basic diligence ahead of a planned acquisition cost it $50 million, the appellate courts in Houston wipe out a pair of multimillion-dollar jury verdicts, and a Dallas seafood company draws a fine from the federal government for mislabeling Chilean salmon as a more expensive product.

July 20, 2026 Michelle Casady

Michelle Casady

Michelle Casady

Jury Finds 3M Partially Responsible for Fatal 2020 Explosion, Awards $62.3M

Litigation Roundup: Permanent Injunction Against Samsung Urged in Patent Infringement Appeal

SDTX Bankruptcy Judge Moves Forward, Sets Trial Date in Jackson Walker Fee Fight

Litigation Roundup: Former Lawyer Gets Prison, Buc-ee’s Goes After Ohio Cartoon Beaver

U.S. Trustee, Jackson Walker Strike $15M Settlement in Bankruptcy Fee Cases

Biz Court Gets Continuity: Gov. Abbott Reappoints All 10 Jurists

Litigation Roundup: Winter Storm Uri Gas Case Spawns 2 Certified Questions to SCOTX

Bankruptcy Judge: No Deadline Extension in Jackson Walker Fee Fight Case

Katten Tapped to Represent Arena Development Intermediate in Cuban, Mavs Action

Litigation Roundup: 15th COA Splits on Attorney Immunity Question in $350M Case

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