MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 8 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs posted the following news release: Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $345,947 grant to assist the town of Carrollton with the upgrade of a vital community service. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will help upgrade sewer and wastewater collection systems for residents and businesses in the Pickens County town. "This proactive step by the town of Carrollton will ensure vital local water and sewer   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 8 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs posted the following news release: A large acreage motorized vehicle park in Chilton County is about to get larger in size and likely in popularity thanks to an award of nearly $560,000, Gov. Kay Ivey announced. The award from the federal Recreational Trails Program will enable the Chilton County Commission to purchase an additional 160 acres for Minooka Park near Jemison. The property acquisition will enla  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 8 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Troutman Pepper was part of a national trial team that secured a defense verdict in a jury trial involving the Pinnacle hip implant in the Southern District of Alabama. The case, Ahmed v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc. et al., is the first DePuy Pinnacle trial since the completion of the multidistrict litigation (MDL). "The unanimous jury verdict reaffirms the data and scientific evidence which ove  more