January 31, 2013
A New York federal judge on Wednesday tossed breach of contract claims from a suit brought by defunct law firm Coudert Brothers LLP seeking $9 million from Peabody Energy Corp. for lobbying work, but said so-called quasi-contract claims should go to trial.
September 13, 2012
Peabody Energy Corp. on Thursday sought to dismiss defunct law firm Coudert Brothers LLP's $9 million clawback suit seeking fees for lobbying work the firm and its successor did for Peabody as it fought so-called "black lung" excise taxes, saying it never agreed to pay.