Ray C. Freudiger

Ray Freudiger is a highly experienced litigator, having represented and defended clients in over 100 bench and jury trials in the state and Federal courts of Ohio. He has spent his career defending businesses and public entity clients in a wide variety of professional and general liability claims and suits brought against them.

As a member of the firm’s Professional Liability Department, Ray has significant experience defending school districts in education law matters. He also defends employers against allegations of discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity and/or national origin. He represents these clients before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the EEOC, and in the federal and state courts. Ray additionally defends insurance agents and brokers, amusement park operators, real estate brokers & agents, architects, engineers, surveyors and homeowners associations in errors & omissions claims. Since joining the firm, he has had 11 jury trials, 10 of which resulted in a defense verdict and the other verdict substantially less than the pretrial offer.

Ray has defended clients before administrative agencies such as in the Ohio Division of Real Estate, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, and Department of Urban Development (HUD). He also regularly conducts seminars for real estate brokers and their agents on real estate law issues, as part of their continuing education requirements and to help them to avoid litigation. Prior to attending law school, Ray obtained his property and casualty insurance license, which has served him well in representing clients in insurance coverage and bad faith matters.

Year joined

2014

Results

Dismissal of surveying company in professional negligence case.

Professional Liability
March 1, 2020

We won dismissal of a professional negligence case against a surveyor filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Successful Defense of Insurance Agency and Agent in Ohio Appellate Court.

Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
April 11, 2019

We defended an insurance agency and agent in the Twelfth Appellate District of Ohio. The plaintiffs contacted the insurance agent to obtain insurance for two residential properties. The agent obtained the requisite information for the insurance applications from the plaintiffs, including their primary mailing address, a post office box address. The agent advised them that their only insurance option was through the Ohio Fair Plan (OFP), as neither property had been insured in the prior three years. The plaintiffs gave the agent a check for the premium.

Summary Judgment for Insurance Agency and Agent.

Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
May 11, 2018

We obtained summary judgment on behalf of an insurance agency and insurance agent in a fraud action. Venued in Cincinnati, the case involved a dispute over the agent’s alleged failure to procure insurance coverage for a residence that sustained extensive, uncovered fire damage. The client had assisted the two homeowners in procuring insurance coverage for their residential properties with the Ohio Fair Plan Underwriting Association, an entity created by the Ohio legislature to provide insurance for property that is not insurable in the normal insurance market.

Defense Victory in High-Profile Federal Civil Rights Action in Ohio

Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
August 30, 2017

Obtained summary judgment on behalf of one of the nation’s largest grocery chains in a federal civil rights action that received considerable media attention and was venued in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Trial

Trucking & Transportation Liability
August 25, 2016

Obtained a defense verdict in a week-long jury trial involving wrongful death and survivorship claims brought by the estate of the decedent.

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Thought Leadership

Marshall Dennehey Strengthens Ohio Presence With New Cincinnati Office

March 10, 2014
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin announced today the opening of a new office in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the addition of Ray C. Freudiger, a seasoned litigator and former partner of Freund Freeze & Arnold in Dayton. Samuel G.

“I Won’t See You in Court”: Strategies to Avoid Litigation

Cincinnati
Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
October 1, 2019
Edited by Timothy G. The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

Ohio Courts Crack Down on Attempts to Expand Insurance Agent Liability

Cincinnati
Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
March 1, 2019
Edited by Timothy Ventura, Esq. The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

Proper Documentation Is the Key to Defeating Claims of Negligent Procurement

Cincinnati
Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
August 21, 2018
Edited by Timothy G. The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

Classes/Seminars Taught

Risk Management Best Practices for Engineers, Client Presentation, January 25, 2018