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For Optimum Results, Let Randy Oetken Law Handle Your Personal Injury Claim
Despite their non-stop advertisements, insurance companies are not your friend. They do not want to pay your claim and they most certainly do not want to pay full value for your claim. Let Randy Oetken Law handle your personal injury claim and get you the optimum results. Insurance companies use many tactics to deny rightful compensation or to not pay your claim altogether, including:
- After the accident, they call you on a regular basis and caringly act as though you won't need an attorney because they will "work with you"
- Demanding that the injured person provide a recorded statement that they will use against the injured person at a later time
- Demanding that the injured person sign a medical release so the insurance company can look through all of your medical records without any limitations
- Demanding your entire employment file if you are making a lost wage claim
Getting an Accurate Medical Assessment
When you do not agree to their valuation of your claim, they will require you to be seen by a doctor of their choosing and when that doctor writes a report that remarkably finds little or no injury, contrary to your own doctor, they will use the report to further pressure you into accepting less value for your claim. They may send the injured party a small check out-of-the-blue with a legally binding Release, hoping you will just give up and accept it or sign it without understanding what it legally means.
We Offer Free Consultations
At Randy Oetken Law, I have been successfully standing up for, and aggressively representing, wrongfully injured people throughout Oregon, Washington, and Clackamas County since 1992. I offer free advice over the phone, free consultations in my office or your home, and if you do not receive a money recovery, my time and services are also free.
Insurance Claims
How a person is injured will normally determine if there is immediate medical insurance available apart from their own medical health coverage (or lack thereof). Who, how, and when these bills are paid can become overwhelming. It is unlikely an average person will know all of their rights and what they are entitled without an experienced personal injury attorney helping. For people injured on a motorcycle, bicycle, or someone's property, there are special and complicated rules. We can't promise we can make you whole, but we do promise to investigate and pursue every possible avenue an injured person has for a full financial recovery.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Loss of consciousness is not necessary to sustain minor brain injury. However, longer loss of consciousness usually implies greater injury to the brain. Testing and evaluation by a neuropsychologist/neurologist is essential early on. Often times, many providers, family physicians, and otherwise, overlook the severity of these issues thinking you only have neck pain causing these headaches when in fact you have a traumatic brain injury. If not addressed and treated, TBI can cause ongoing problems.
Wrongful Death
The name says it all. A person has lost their life at the hands or instrument of a wrongful act by a person, event, business, product, or any combinations thereof. It is generally easy to point the finger at what caused a person's death. Whether or not there will be "legal" responsibility assessed for causing the death is a completely different question requiring an experienced injury attorney in other areas of the law, including probate, personal injury, and wrongful death laws. Randy Oetken Law has that experience. If you have lost someone, don't wait to consult an attorney. Insurance companies will hire their own professionals immediately. Time is of the essence for you.
Premise Accident Injury
From dog bites to slip, fall, or trip accidents, homeowners or business owners have a legal duty to protect you from dangerous conditions on their property. Many of these types of injuries involve severe injuries. If you have a question about whether a homeowner or business is responsible for an injury occurring on their property, Randy Oetken Law can provide answers and help you with getting your medical bills paid and presenting your injury claim. These claims require prompt legal attention before repairs occur or information disappears.
Dog Bite Injury
Dog bites are a nationwide problem. Nearly six out of ten U.S. households include a pet. Dog owners claim that their canine companions lower their stress levels and bring happiness to their lives. But these companions can also bring stress and unhappiness to others in the form of dangerous, even life-threatening, injuries. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention report that nationwide about 20 people are killed, and another 585,000 injured, from dog bites every year. About 77 percent of dog bites are from the pets of family or friends, and 50 percent of attacks occur on the dog owner's property.
Child Injury
If your young child is injured through the fault of another, it is one of the most helpless feelings a parent will ever know. Many parents become racked with guilt thinking they could have done something different to prevent the injury. Rarely is that the case. Handling a child's injury claim in Oregon requires an attorney with special personal injury knowledge as there are significant differences in how the Courts and the law treat children versus an injured adult. Randy Oetken Law has been successfully representing children with serious injuries for over 30 years.
For more information, or to schedule a FREE initial consultation, call us at
503-659-4440.