A man playing golf at a Lemont, Ill., country club claims he received a concussion from a ball hit by a prominent Chicago personal injury lawyer.

Edigio "Gino" Berni claims in a lawsuit filed against Chicago attorney Michael Goldberg he was struck in the temple by a ball hit by the Chicago personal injury lawyer in August, the Chicago Daily Southtown reported Friday.

Berni's attorney, Mario Palermo, said his client saw Goldberg hit the ball, which the suit claims bore the name of the attorney's law firm, Goldberg, Weisman and Cairo.

"(Goldberg) has a reputation for helping people like Gino," Palermo said. "He hasn't taken responsibility for what he did."
However, Chicago personal injury lawyer, Goldberg claims the wayward ball was not hit by him.

"His attorney probably said, 'Oh Goldberg. They're the largest injury firm in the state; they've got deep pockets,'" he said. "This gives lawyers a bad name when they take cases like this. It's embarrassing to my profession.

"I didn't do it. How is he going to prove I did it?" asked Goldberg, who was playing in a foursome. "There's golf balls flying everywhere."



Publication date: 07 December 2006   

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