By Eddie Suarez and Sara Mieczkowski / www.suarezlawfirm.com The biggest False Claims Act news of the week was the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Med. Assocs., LLC, No. 24-13581 (11th Cir. Sept. 1, 2026). Plenty has...
By Sara Mieczkowski and Eddie Suarez The Department of Justice has now turned its National Fraud Enforcement Division from an announced initiative into a formal component with nationwide authority. The final rule became effective on August 24, 2026, complete with a...
Eddie Suarez and Sara Mieczkowski / www.suarezlawfirm.com People now treat AI chatbots as diary, therapist, and lawyer at once — typing out their plans, their fears, and their worst impulses in full sentences. None of it is privileged. All of it is stored. And...
Eddie Suarez and Sara Mieczkowski / https://suarezlawfirm.com AI copyright litigation is not our usual territory. As a rule, we defend clients in federal and state courtrooms against the government in high-stakes cases. But our firm prides itself on always being in...
By Sara Mieczkowski and Eddie Suarez / http://suarezlawfirm.com A federal contractor’s go-to defense tool just got harder to use. On March 9, 2026, a divided Fifth Circuit panel revived a long-running False Claims Act suit against Lockheed Martin — and in doing...
