Kevin N Ainsworth

May 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In times of epidemics and pandemics, like COVID-19, the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act aims to expedite the manufacture, distribution, and use of medical devices and drugs by providing immunity from liability under federal and state law. This article addresses the scope of the immunity.

By Kevin N. Ainsworth and Brian P. Dunphy

8 minute read

October 06, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Kevin N. Ainsworth, a member of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, writes that Federal Rule of Evidence 502 establishes ground-breaking federal law regarding waiver of attorney-client privilege and work-product protection. Rule 502 applies in all federal proceedings commenced after its date of enactment, Sept. 19, 2008, and "insofar as is just and practicable, in all proceedings pending on" that date. Thus, it brings immediate reform to the way federal courts determine issues of waiver of privilege.

By Kevin N. Ainsworth

12 minute read