Transcript: Interviewer: The reports of hazing, racist chants, sexual assaults, have really become the ugly face of college fraternities over the past few weeks. Sigma Alpha Epsilon racist chant at the University of Oklahoma, that may have been one of the biggest scandals just this week. We’ve covered the suspension of the Kappa Delta Rho […]
Attorney Page Pate’s appears on CNN’s site following the first election debate in response to Republican Candidate Trump’s assertion of the need for more “stop and frisk,” in light of the most recent officer-involved shooting deaths of black men. Writes Page, “I think there is an immediate need for clear, national standards on the use […]
Constitutional law expert Page Pate is quoted by CNN in the story of Jeffrey Wood’s recent stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Wood was the driver in a 1996 gas station robbery during which his partner killed the store clerk. As Pate explained, “… Wood’s team is thinking along the correct […]
The federal government recently changed its policy for seizing money for alleged “structuring violations” when that money was deposited by otherwise innocent individuals and business owners. “Structuring” refers to the act of intentionally making cash deposits in an amount not more than $10,000 to avoid the federal currency reporting requirements. Our firm has represented seve…
Olympus recently agreed to settle allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Law and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying the federal government a total of $640 million. The Justice Department announced that this settlement represents the largest amount any medical device manufacturer has ever paid under the False Claims Act. Olympus is one […]