This Thanksgiving: Grateful for the Legal Protections We Take for Granted

Nov 26, 2025

Eddie Suarez and Sara Mieczkowski  / www.suarezlawfirm.com As we gather around tables this Thanksgiving, many of us will express gratitude to God for family, health, and prosperity. But this year, we encourage you to pause and give thanks for something we often...

Fifth Circuit Judge Signals Growing Judicial Appetite to Revisit False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provisions

Nov 24, 2025

By Sara Mieczkowski and Eddie Suarez  / www.suarezlawfirm.com A concurring opinion from Judge James C. Ho adds momentum to constitutional challenges that could reshape whistleblower-driven fraud enforcement On November 3, 2025, Fifth Circuit Judge James C. Ho issued a...

Thirteen Years of Defective Devices, $38.5 Million: The Aesculap Settlement and What It Reveals About FCA Enforcement

Nov 18, 2025

By Eddie Suarez and Sara Mieczkowski  /  www.suarezlawfirm.com Medical device manufacturer Aesculap Implant Systems agreed last week to pay $38.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations spanning nearly 13 years. The government alleged the company knowingly...

The AI Espionage Threat: How Autonomous Cyberattacks Create False Claims Act Liability for Government Contractors

Nov 14, 2025

By: Eddie Suarez and Sara Mieczkowski / www.suarezlawfirm.com Yesterday, Anthropic issued a chilling report (https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage) revealing that in mid-September 2025, it detected what it calls “the first reported...

Three Emerging False Claims Act Battlegrounds: What Defense Counsel Must Know

Nov 13, 2025

By Sara Mieczkowski and Eddie Suarez  / www.suarezlawfirm.com With DOJ’s fiscal year 2025 ending on September 30, now is the right time to assess how False Claims Act enforcement priorities have shifted over the past twelve months. The review reveals that while...