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.

IBM’s Legal Team Gets $41.5M in Fees, Costs in BMC Case

Lawyers for IBM were seeking an award of about $59.2 million in fees and costs for work done on the case. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen did knock down the hourly rate of some Quinn Emanuel lawyers from $1,925 an hour to a maximum of $935 an hour, and also pinged the legal team for a few expensive dinners in New Orleans and stays at the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton. “While, of course, the attorneys do not need to stay at a motel along the interstate, BMC should not be required to pay for these establishments for a large number of attorneys who were peripherally involved,” Judge Hanen wrote.

July 23, 2025 Michelle Casady

Litigation Roundup: Challenge to ‘Death Star Bill’ Implodes

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a professional gambler is accused of running a $9 million Ponzi scheme, a few cities challenging the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act are dealt a loss on appeal, and the Kentucky attorney general taps a Dallas law firm to help bring a consumer protection lawsuit against shopping website Temu.

July 22, 2025 Michelle Casady

Vartabedian Hester & Haynes Hires Richard Roper to Launch New White Collar, Investigations Practice Group

After more than 20 years practicing at Thompson & Knight and later Holland & Knight, Richard Roper has left the law firm to take a new role with Vartabedian Hester & Haynes, where he will start and head a white collar and investigations practice group.

July 20, 2025 Michelle Casady

Sorrento Therapeutics Officers, Directors Targeted in Trustee’s Adversary Proceeding

The liquidating trustee overseeing the Sorrento Therapeutics Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed an adversary proceeding this week against the company’s directors and officers, alleging their breaches of fiduciary duty caused the company’s creditors to suffer at least $100 million in damages.

July 18, 2025 Michelle Casady

U.S. Trustee Opposes Jackson Walker’s Jury Demand in Bankruptcy Fee Case

The U.S. Trustee’s Office has told Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses that Jackson Walker “has no substantive right to a jury trial” in the case where it is trying to claw back millions in fees awarded to the law firm in 33 cases where former bankruptcy judge David Jones served as a mediator or judge.

July 17, 2025 Michelle Casady

Fifth Circuit Tells Judge O’Connor More Analysis Needed in Media Matters, X Corp. Venue Spat

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday instructed U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor to conduct a more thorough analysis before deciding whether to grant a motion from Media Matters to move a lawsuit to the Northern District of California.

July 15, 2025 Michelle Casady

Litigation Roundup: CEO Indicted in Alleged UT Austin Arena Bid Rigging Conspiracy

In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit finds that a lawsuit challenging admissions practices at the University of Texas at Austin is not moot, a fake immigration lawyer faces prison time, and the Western District of Texas announces a high-profile indictment.

July 15, 2025 Michelle Casady

Beck Redden Bolsters Appellate Group With Hire From Troutman Pepper Locke

Beck Redden announced this week the hiring of Chris Dove, who focuses on commercial litigation in the energy, financial services and maritime sectors. He had spent more than two decades practicing at Troutman Pepper Locke and Locke Lord.

July 11, 2025 Michelle Casady

Judge Moses Sets July 15 Deadline for Jackson Walker, U.S. Trustee to Wrap Up Mediation

This week, Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses of the Western District of Texas gave Jackson Walker and the U.S. Trustee’s office until July 15 to let her know how attempts to mediate the multimillion-dollar fee dispute are going.

July 8, 2025 Michelle Casady

Reed Smith Beefs Up Global Regulatory Enforcement Group, Hires V&E Partner

Rebecca Fike, formerly senior counsel with the SEC, officially made the move to Reed Smith July 1. In an interview with The Texas Lawbook after one week on the job, she said she knew joining Reed Smith was the right move for her after meeting lawyers in the firm’s Dallas office during the interview process.

July 8, 2025 Michelle Casady

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IBM’s Legal Team Gets $41.5M in Fees, Costs in BMC Case

Litigation Roundup: Challenge to ‘Death Star Bill’ Implodes

Vartabedian Hester & Haynes Hires Richard Roper to Launch New White Collar, Investigations Practice Group

Sorrento Therapeutics Officers, Directors Targeted in Trustee’s Adversary Proceeding

U.S. Trustee Opposes Jackson Walker’s Jury Demand in Bankruptcy Fee Case

Fifth Circuit Tells Judge O’Connor More Analysis Needed in Media Matters, X Corp. Venue Spat

Litigation Roundup: CEO Indicted in Alleged UT Austin Arena Bid Rigging Conspiracy

Beck Redden Bolsters Appellate Group With Hire From Troutman Pepper Locke

Judge Moses Sets July 15 Deadline for Jackson Walker, U.S. Trustee to Wrap Up Mediation

Reed Smith Beefs Up Global Regulatory Enforcement Group, Hires V&E Partner

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