1986: Unsuccessful Supreme Court Nominee
2007: Civil Lawsuit Plaintiff
June 7 (Bloomberg) — Former U.S. Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork sued the Yale Club of New York City for more than $1 million, claiming he tripped and fell because of the club’s negligence as he ascended a dais to give a speech.
Bork, 80, a former Yale Law School professor, said the club was grossly negligent for failing to provide steps or a handrail between the floor and dais at an event for the New Criterion magazine last June, according to a complaint filed yesterday in Manhattan federal court.
“Because of the unreasonable height of the dais, without stairs or a handrail, Mr. Bork fell backwards as he attempted to mount the dais, striking his left leg on the side of the dais and striking his head on a heat register,” he said in the complaint.
Bork is seeking more than $1 million in damages and punitive damages. The fall caused a “large hematoma,” or swelling, on his leg that burst, requiring surgery and months of physical therapy, and it left him with a limp, he said in the complaint.
How the semi-famous have fallen.
