Robert Bork, a former United States Supreme Court nominee, and ardent supporter of 'tort reform' filed a slip and fall lawsuit against Yale Club recently. Apparently, Bork fell while attempting to step up onto the dais to give a speech. He suffered a hematoma in his leg, head injuries and months of physical therapy. Prior to this fall, Bork supported the idea that there are too many personal injury lawsuits and that reform was needed to curb an alleged overabundance of lawsuits. Of course, personal injury lawsuits only make up a small percentage of court cases, and Bork can now count himself lucky that reforms haven't prevented him from seeking compensation for the failure of Yale Club to provide adequate stairs and a handrail.