Meet Peter W. Kryworuk
Plaintiff Class Actions Lawyer"I was a senior counsel in one of the longest class action trials in Canadian history. It's a unique challenge and is different from general litigation. Class action law is constantly evolving. Each case requires us to integrate and balance our strategic, intellectual and procedural skills in a different way."
Professional Highlights
- Partner, Lerners LLP (1989 to present)
- Practice Group Leader, Lerners Health Law Group (2003 to present)
- Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1984-1988)
- Health Law
- Class Actions (Plaintiff and Defence)
- Commercial Litigation
- Appeals
- Personal Injury and Insurance Law
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (2019)
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (2008)
- Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Ontario
- Chambers Canada: The Leading Lawyers and Law Firms in Canada: Leading lawyer in Healthcare – Contentious
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: leading lawyer in the areas of Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Corporate Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, and Commercial Insurance
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Appellate Practice; Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Legal Malpractice Law; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law
- Lawyer of the Year Health Care Law London/Windsor (2021; 2019; 2016)
- Lawyer of the Year Class Action Litigation London/Windsor (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year Product Liability Law London/Windsor (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year Legal Malpractice Law London/Windsor (2014)
- Lawyer of the Year Personal Injury Litigation London/Windsor (2013; 2009)
- Recognized in the Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers (2018-2022)
- AV Preeminent Rated Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell representing the highest peer review rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards
- Recognized as a Legal Leader in Canada by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell (2013-2014; 2016-2017)
- Selected as a Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyer by Lexpert in the areas of product liability and corporate commercial litigation since 2012
- Senior trial co-counsel in Andersen v. St. Jude Medical, Canada's first medical product liability class action trial
- Counsel to the Honourable Mr. Justice Roland Haines, Review of Meat Regulation and Inspection in Ontario (2004)
- Gold medals for academic standing and contribution to the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
- Farej v. Fellowes, 2022 ONCA 254
- Farej v. Fellowes, 2022 ONSC 3722
- Gordon Dunk Farms Limited v. HFH Inc., 2021 ONCA 68
- 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2020 SCC 35
- Tuffnails v. Meakes, 2020 ONCA 240
- Krieser v. Garber, 2020 ONCA 699
- Drake v. Goodwin, 2019 ONSC 2865, (Divisional Court)
- Peralta v. Peralta, 2019 ONSC 2852
- 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2018 ONCA 407
- Nordik Windows v. Aviva, 2021 ONSC 4477
- Kapoor v. Kuzmanovski, 2018 ONSC 4770
- ALS Society of Essex v. Windsor and Tecumseh 2016 ONSC 1929 (Div Crt.)
- ALS Society of Essex v. Windsor, 2016 ONSC 676
- Campbell v. Bruce (County), 2016 ONCA 371
- Hollowcore Incorporated v. Visocchi, 2016 ONCA 600
- Hollowcore v. Visocchi, 2016 ONCA 761
- ALS Society of Essex v. Windsor, 2015 ONCA 572
- ALS Society of Essex v. Windsor, 2013 ONCA
- Tuffnails v. Meakes, 2020 ONCA 240
- Norman v. Thunder Bay Regional Health Centre, 2015 ONSC 3252
- Goodwin v. Olupona, 2013 ONCA 259
- Lauzon v. AXA Insurance (Canada), 2013 ONCA 664
- Anderson v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 - Canada's first medical product liability class action trial (Co-Lead Counsel)
- Abu Hammam v. Usher, 2012 ONCA 818
- Wolfe v. Pickar, 2011 ONCA 347
- Wolfe et al. v. Wyeth et al., 2010 ONSC 2368
- v. EllisDon Corporation Ltd., 2008 ONCA 789
- Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. Modern Niagara Toronto Inc., 2008 ONCA 590
- Tanner v. Clarke and Wilf Morrison Trucking, (28 February 2003), Toronto C38886 (Ont CA)
- Author, lecturer and presenter on various legal topics including: civil procedure, trial advocacy, law of damages, health law, tort law, personal injury and insurance law, construction law and occupational health and safety
- Panelist: “Scenarios: Conducting Realistic Damage Assessments”, Tricks of the Trade, The Advocates’ Society, January 2023
- Presenter: “Batch/Serial Claims and Mass Torts”, Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Association International Conference, October 2022
- Co-presenter: “Appeal Proofing Your Trial”, Sixteenth Annual Straight From the Bench Conference, Middlesex Law Association, November, 2021
- Co-Author “Revisiting Class Counsel Fee Approvals: Towards Presumptive Validity of Contingency Fee Agreements”, The Canadian Class Action Review, Volume 17, Issue 1 (Irwin Law), August 2021
- Co-Author: “The Intersection of Class Proceedings and Mass Tort Litigation: Arsalani v Islamic Republic of Iran”, BCF Class Action Netletter™, (LexisNexis Canada Inc.), April 2021
- Co-Presenter: “Appeal Proofing Your Trial”, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Fall Conference, October 2020
- Co-Author: “Limitation Periods in No Fault Insurance Claims”, The Middlesex Law Association Snail, February 2020
- Co-presenter: “Effective Use of Experts”, Litigating the Medical Malpractice Claim , Ontario Bar Association Program, April 2013
- Co-Presenter: "Waiver of Tort on Trial: Anderson v. St. Jude Medical”, Civil Litigation Summit, ", Law Society of Upper Canada, May 2012
- Co-Presenter: "Retaining Experts", Medical Malpractice: A How to Guide, Ontario Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, March 2012
- Co-Presenter: "Use of Medical Literature in Medical Negligence Actions", Medical Malpractice: A How to Guide, Ontario Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, March 2012
- Co-Presenter: "Discovery: Obtaining Full and Effective Disclosure", Medical Malpractice: A How to Guide, Ontario Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, March 2012
- Co-Author: Revisiting Wrongful Life Claims in Canada – Can There Be A Cause of Action Bovingdon v. Hergott”, The Advocates' Quarterly, Volume 34, Number 2, April 2008
- Co-Author: “The Illusory Shield: The Collateral Use of Information in Civil and Regulatory Proceedings”, The Litigator, May 2007
- Co-Author: "With Patient Rights Come Patient Responsibilities: Contributory Negligence in Medical Negligence Actions", The Advocates' Quarterly, Volume 33, 2007
- Co-Author: "Mandatory Physician Reporting of Drivers with Medical Conditions and Legal Considerations", Can J Cardiol, Vol 20, No 13, p 1324, 2004
- Contributing Editor, “Remedies in Tort” (Carswell), 2000
- Co-Author: "Potential Legal Liability in the Allocation of Scarce Health Care Resources", Annals RCPSC, Vol 28, No 3, p 153, 1995
- Past Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario in civil procedure
- Lecturer in medical negligence and class actions at Western University Faculty of Law
- Past Contributing Editor, Professional Liability and Discipline Litigation Journal, Federated Press
- The Importance of Mentorship in Young Appellate Advocacy
- Appellate Advocacy: The Next Generation
- That’s Final: ONCA confirms that Opting-Out of a Class Action is a Substantive Right and should be treated as a Final Order
- Azar v Strada Crush Limited: The Importance of a Suitable Indemnity Agreement for Adverse Costs for the Representative Plaintiff in a Class Action
- Summary of Recent Changes to the Class Actions Practice Directions, Best Practices Guide, and Model Orders
- The Intersection of Class Proceedings and Mass Tort Litigation: Arsalani v Islamic Republic of Iran
- Court of Appeal Gives Helpful Guidance on Appellate Courts’ Fact-Finding Powers
- The Rule in Foss v. Harbottle is Alive and Well in Ontario
- SCC Addresses Third Party Litigation Funding Part 2
- Goliath is not entitled to costs: Defendant denied costs despite success at trial
- SCC Addresses Third Party Litigation Funding
- How to Avoid and Successfully Manage Business Disputes
- Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Test for Rectification
- First-Ever Class Action Clinic Launched in Windsor
- Overlapping coverage: Insurers are more likely to equally share the burden
- Insurance for Small Businesses: Prudent Management of Risk
- Sufficient Evidence of Commonality in Multi-product Medical Devices Class Actions - Cautionary Tales
- Waiver of Tort - So long, It's Been Nice to Know You?
- Good Faith in Performance of Contracts
- Court of Appeal Clarifies Enforceability of Entire Agreement Clauses
- Court of Appeal Clarifies Procedural Requirements for Admission of Expert Evidence in Ontario
- To Costs or Not To Costs – Is That the Question?
- Are You Awake?
- Successful Defendants Ordered to Bear Own Costs of Common Issues Trial
- Can Contractual Language in an Insurance Policy Override a Statutory Limitation Period?
- Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Pierringer Agreements
- The Perils of Poor Pleadings
- Are lawsuits bad for business?
- Waiver of Tort on Trial
- Member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, The Advocates' Society
- Past President, The Advocates' Society
- Past Vice-President, Member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, The Advocates’ Society
- Past Treasurer, Member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, The Advocates’ Society
- Past Secretary, Member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, The Advocates’ Society
- Past Chair, Standing Committee on Collegiality, Mentoring & Membership (CMM), The Advocates' Society
- Past Member, Board of Directors, Fanshawe College Foundation
- Past Member, Board of Directors, The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
- Past Chair, Board of Directors, London Health Sciences Foundation
- Past Member, Board of Directors, London Health Sciences Foundation
- Past Member, Board of Directors, London Health Sciences Centre
- Past Member, Board of Directors, London Community Foundation
- Past Member, Investment Committee, London Community Foundation
- Past Chair, Vital Signs Steering Committee, London Community Foundation
- Member of Ambassadors Club, London Health Sciences Foundation
- Past President and Board Member, London Ukrainian Centre
- Past Chair, Victoria Hospital Country Classic Auction
- Past Chair and Founding Member, Tastings, an event in support of the London Health Sciences Centre
- Past Vice Chair, Fanshawe College Capital Campaign
- Past Member, Fanshawe College Investment Committee
- Barrister, Order of Juris, Litigation Counsel of America
- Trial Law Institute, Litigation Counsel of America
- Diversity Law Institute, Litigation Counsel of America
- The Advocates' Society
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Litigation Counsel of America
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Middlesex Law Association
- Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association
- Member, The Holland Access to Justice in Medical Malpractice Group (The Holland Group)
- Past Member, Advisory Committee, Federal Judicial Appointments for Ontario (Law Society of Ontario representative)
- Admitted to Ontario Bar (1984)
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Windsor (1982)
Insights from LERNx
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Azar v Strada Crush Limited: The Importance of a Suitable Indemnity Agreement for Adverse Costs for the Representative Plaintiff in a Class Action
- Defence Class Actions,
- Plaintiff Class Actions
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Summary of Recent Changes to the Class Actions Practice Directions, Best Practices Guide, and Model Orders
- Defence Class Actions,
- Plaintiff Class Actions
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The Intersection of Class Proceedings and Mass Tort Litigation: Arsalani v Islamic Republic of Iran
- Plaintiff Class Actions,
- Defence Class Actions
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SCC Addresses Third Party Litigation Funding Part 2
- Dispute Resolution and Advocacy,
- Plaintiff Class Actions
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First-Ever Class Action Clinic Launched in Windsor
- Plaintiff Class Actions,
- Defence Class Actions
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Sufficient Evidence of Commonality in Multi-product Medical Devices Class Actions - Cautionary Tales
- Plaintiff Class Actions,
- Defence Class Actions
Contact
- Phone:
- 519.640.6317
- Fax:
- 519.932.3317