Short, you are correct.
When Peter Corley went to California to make his fortune selling Lazairs, he was aware of Dale Kramer's plans for a redesign of the Lazair wing. When Peter was offered a position by Larry Newman with American Aerolights to help design a replacement for the Eagle, he offered up some of that new design. The long tubular drag brace that runs through the Falcon's wing was to be incorporated in the updated Lazair wing in place of the complicated box structure at the root. Dale was so pissed off he decided not to change the Lazair wing because he believed he would be accused of copying the Falcon's wing design!
One thing they did that was smart on the Falcon wing was to really beef up the attachment fittings. It was a very smart marketing move. Peter, along with others involved with the Lazair for any time, had been told by prospective customers that the fittings just looked too light and weak. I think if you study old Falcon sales literature, you will see mention of the fact that the Falcon was built very strong and had heavier structural components than most of it's competitors.
Chappy