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...

Florida Supreme Court Amends Deposition Rules for Child Victims of Sexual Abuse: What Criminal Defense Lawyers Need to Know

Nov 12, 2025

By Sara Mieczkowski and Eddie Suarez The Florida Supreme Court recently amended Rule 3.220 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, fundamentally changing how criminal defense attorneys must approach discovery depositions of child victims of sexual offense. These...