Oil and water don’t mix. Nor, apparently, do coal and natural gas - at least in one instance.

Bloomberg News reported yesterday afternoon that Colorado-based natural-gas producer Bill Barrett Corp. won a federal court order that temporarily bars Peabody Energy Corp. from exploring…

Bankrupt chemical maker Solutia Inc. has settled its lawsuit against major investment banks that had pulled out of a critical financing deal, Bloomberg News reported today.

However, the Bloomberg report had no details of the settlement. Citing court records, the report…

A federal court on Friday handed a defeat to military veterans, their families and Vietnamese nationals who sued Dow Chemical Co., Monsanto Co. and other chemical makers over the use of “agent orange” during the Vietnam War.

The U.S. Court of…

The federal government alleges a Ladue accountant has cost it $29 million since 2004 by helping 3,700 clients in 30 states file tax returns claiming bogus deductions.

On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in St. Louis…