You know, one of the most common presenting symptoms in an adult is new onset seizure, as well as headaches. Shortly thereafter, he told the New York Post he was feeling well, and that he was in good health. His daughter Tiffany, for one, no longer holds a cell phone to her head. They declined. [9] Prison [ edit] In an interview with the New York Post last September, he said, "I'm feeling pretty good" and described himself as "90 percent" improved. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. WebJohnnie Cochran - Death. I think that there are always surprises when you have a new technology and you have hundreds of millions of people using them. BLACK: and anyone who will listen that the safe practice is to use an earpiece. KING: But if it is a cause and can be helped by using ear phones why not? During their divorce, it came to light that for 10 years Cochran had secretly maintained a "second family," which included a son. But, more importantly, my particular interest is to accelerate discoveries in the treatment of brain tumors, which is why I am so happy that we've established the Johnny Cochran Brain Tumor Center. Santa Rita has a higher jail death rate than Los Angeles Here is a look at the people who died: 2014: 10 DEATHS. He had surgery, right? Simpson. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. At times it was a lot of fun," he said of the lampooning he received. God bless you. And as Dr. Gupta said, you know, that energy is directly proportional, actually, to the square of how close you hold it to your brain. BLACK: Again, I think the emissions from cordless phones in the house are very low, and I would be less concerned with those than cell phones. "His fight for justice transcended color, age or economic status. That's correct. Thanks, Louis Slesin, for being with us. Pratt was convicted in 1972. In 1966, a Black motorist named Leonard Deadwyler, while attempting to get his pregnant wife to a hospital, was killed by police officer Jerold Bova. Tory v. Cochran (search) involves a bitter ex-client who was ordered to never display a sign or speak about Cochran again. Famed attorney Johnnie Cochran died Tuesday in California of a brain tumor, his family said on Tuesday. He was 67. Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who became a legal superstar after helping clear O.J. Simpson during a sensational murder trial in which he uttered the famous quote If it doesnt fit, you must acquit, died Tuesday. Cochran died at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. D. COCHRAN: Yes. Dale Cochran will be joining us later on. BLACK: other neurological problems. It's the long-term data we should be looking at. What do you base it on? For example, in Australia, there are 22 million cell phones and 21 million people. We're looking at the association at Cedars with a grant from the air quality management district between air pollution and brain cancer. This is a scan that somebody would get in the doctor's office. This was a phone from 1983. And, again, we knew it was serious, but we were trying to keep him as comfortable and maintain a good quality of life for him in the last days. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. It is a great pleasure to welcome to LARRY KING LIVE Dale Cochran, the widow of the famed attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran. It's hard to say. You know, a lot of studies may not be perfect. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. KING: On a regular basis, every day? And I use an earpiece. It used to come in a bag. It seems, Dale, that if they don't have any proof, people are at least concerned. Like All Rights Reserved. KING: Dr. Gupta, what do you make of what Dr. Khurana just said? So you all were suspicious? WebThe direction in which the camera la facing and the taking of the pictures ure controlled through the tube from the outside. This is a phone people probably became most familiar with. KHURANA: Well, it tells us that we need to be very careful if we're looking to find answers to what might be causing problems. ", "It was fun. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. BLACK: Initially, Johnny's tumor was in an area that is considered not safe to operate on, Larry. D. COCHRAN: On a regular basis, yes. Dr. Thun, do you think this one is safer than that one? Next, a doctor who stands by that statement. Cochran didn't represent him in that case. If cell phone use was a factor, wouldn't there be evidence on that side?" Web5.03M subscribers 522 Johnnie Cochran represented Geronimo Pratt for free for 27 years until he got his wrongful conviction overturned and freed him from his life LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, cell phones and cancer -- is there a link? I knew that he had a very serious malignant tumor, but I didn't look at it in terms of being terminal. Please use the form below to contact us by email, or pick up the phone and call us at 1.800.THE FIRM (1.800.843.3476) You have a limited time to pursue compensation. And part of that's due to Dr. Black, because I talked to him a couple of years ago about this and KING: Really? He used cell phones quite a lot. Just to orient you, the eyes are going to be up here, the ear is going to be over here. I was innocent, but he believed it. "People in New York and Los Angeles, especially mothers in the African-American community, are more afraid of the police injuring or killing their children than they are of muggers on the corner," he once said. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. who was arrested for speeding and later found dead in his cell. He didn't do his own studies here, but he's looked at something that I think has been concerning to a lot of people who have really sat down and looked at these studies for some time. The different studies produced different results, canceling each other out. So there are definitely precautions we should take. The flashy yet venerable attorney's health started to falter last year, according to media reports. And with so many users and users starting at the age of three and up now, we should be concerned. Cochran signed on as part of a "dream team" of lawyers defending the Hall of Famer. KING: Dr. Black? (COMMERCIAL BREAK) KING: Remaining with us, Dr. Keith Black, chairman of department of neurosurgery at Cedar-Sinai, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent and a neurosurgeon himself, in Australia, Dr. Vini Khurana, neurosurgeon, associate professor of neurosurgery at Canberra Hospital. Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr., J.D., B.A. ( /kkrn/; October 2, 1937 March 29, 2005) was a high-profile lawyer and civil activist best known for his leadership role in the defense and criminal acquittal of O.J. Simpson for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. So it's possible for a cell to get an injury and then migrate to a different location within the brain, as well. KING: Is that something that you would possibly associate with cell phones? So those brains are much more susceptible. After Simpson, Cochran stepped out of the criminal trial arena, concentrating instead on civil matters. Simpson, meanwhile, was held liable for the killings following a 1997 civil trial and ordered to pay the Brown and Goldman families $33.5 million in restitution. He briefly became a special assistant to the Los Angeles County district attorney in the 1970s, setting up a unit to prosecute domestic violence cases. A team of researchers led by Northwestern University has achieved a breakthrough by producing the most mature neurons to date from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). He spent two years in the Los Angeles city attorney's office before establishing his own practice. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) KING: Joining our panel from New York is Dr. Ted Schwartz. His first marriage, to his college sweetheart, Barbara Berry, produced two daughters, Melodie and Tiffany. Every morning when I get up, when I look at all the choices of things I could be, I love being a lawyer. As a youth, Cochran idolize Thurgood Marshall, the attorney who persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to outlaw school segregation in the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision and who would eventually become the Supreme Court's first black justice. Legal Statement. Each of you gets a pair of my suspenders autographed by every "American Idol" finalist. I don't know what you think about this whole subject. One of the most memorable moments of the televised trial came from Cochran, who instructed the jury in closing arguments: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.". KING: Johnnie Cochran probably was one of the best known attorneys in the United States. During arguments last Tuesday, justices seemed skeptical of Cochran's attorney's claim that the injunction did not violate the First Amendment. They saw an abnormality within the brain. Third, we know that the studies that have been done on brain cancer, and I'm going to distinguish brain cancer from acoustic neuroma, have largely been reassuring. We don't know that that will necessarily be a safe practice. It's a victory, really, for all of us. The major do is use one of these wired ear pieces. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. This was the Motorola flip phone. Studies from northern Europe, from Israel especially, from France, from Germany, all point to a risk of, you know, cell phone links to brain tumors and to neuromas and grand tumors. Then they came with this handle. And congratulations to Jeff in Freemont, Nebraska. Do you say it's possible? They certainly cause car accidents. And those cells are more vulnerable to developing cancer from an injury or other types of problems. GUPTA: I do. It remains an enigma. Cochran, who died in 2005, also is a central character on the FX series American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Often times, these phone come with a holster. Secondly, we know that in the country that's used cell phones for the longest, which is Sweden -- they came in the early 1980's and the early cell phones were -- had much higher emissions than today's cell phones. He specifies glioma, a primary brain tumor, cancer, acoustic neuroma and prodded gland tumors. Also, these brain cells -- cancer cells can migrate. BLACK: Yes. WebMay 29, 2008 43 Dislike Share Save domi1928 580 subscribers http://www.purewaterfreedom.com/ http://www.electropollution.org Larry king Live - Cell Go to CNN.com/larryking and take our quick vote. Also, some of the studies say regular cell phone use is using it one time a week for six months. BLACK: the side that you develop a brain tumor on. Is there a best way to use a cell phone? It gives you an opportunity to do interesting things. GUPTA: Well, some of the studies that we've been talking about so far this hour talk about this specific sort of tumor and it's possible association here. Meanwhile others may choose to apply the "precautionary principle." Family members and colleagues of the legal (The conviction was eventually overturned after more than two decades. KING: Run them down. ", Cochran represented former Black Panther Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, who spent 27 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. I think that cell phones are not risk-free. BLACK: Larry, typically no. And I think pretty much everyone knows if you are x-rays all the time, that's not good. KING: There are a lot of don'ts. Again, they don't recommend that based on the industry's recommendation. LOS ANGELES Famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (search), who became a household name when he defended O.J. It gives me an opportunity to represent people who are injured. He was just wonderful. 3 And it was unrelated to the subsequent tumor that he developed. And his doctor says cell phones may have played a part in his disease. And, you know, if people use their cell phones for years and years and kids start using them, they're going to use them their whole lifetime. And my concern is that with the widespread use of cell phones, I think the worst scenario would be that we get the definitive study ten years from now and we find there's a correlation. And KING: Did he dismiss that or get concerned? KING: Some have called cell phone use more dangerous than smoking. Yet more controversy followed the lawyer when items from his personal life were publicly revealed. Cochran died at 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. CTIA also referred to us the American Cancer Society for more comments on this topic. And others have said the same thing. Cell phones give off non-ionizing radiation. D. COCHRAN: Well, I think it's an enigma. KING: You are watching LARRY KING LIVE. That day, Simpson's charismatic lawyer, Johnnie Cochran, coined a phrase that would become an enduring motto in pop culture: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." And, actually, before he developed the tumor that was ultimately more aggressive, I was treating Johnnie for a more benign tumor a few years before. He asked his secretary to call me and get me on the phone because he couldn't remember the phone number to the house. I started researching it and really understanding it. He was a celebrity in his own right, a great friend of this show. The food -- by the way, we'll show you a screen effect here. DR. MICHAEL THUN, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: The way I think the best way to look at this is keep an open mind, but also be very aware of what we know and what we don't know. KING: Use it? Phil Morris. GUPTA: Yes, this is from the manufacturer themselves. Johnnie Cochran established himself as a sought after attorney dealing with high-profile police brutality cases involving the African American community. KING: One type of tumor often mentioned in the discussion of potential risk of cell phones is acoustic neuroma. Brad has a phone in his pocket of his pants. D. COCHRAN: Yes, he was on the phone a lot. And it's only on LARRY KING LIVE. Attorney at law. After graduating from UCLA, Cochran earned a law degree from Loyola University. So we don't know what long-term effects that will have on memory as our young adults age and other KING: So this is a cause of concern? Their conclusion: we just don't know. Let me just read you something here, Larry. And there are 16 really good studies out there, a few since 2000. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. And finally, not wearing one of these non- ionizing Bluetooth things all the time. Simpson (search) against murder charges, died of a brain tumor on Tuesday at the age of 67. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. If you read this very carefully, it says, when carrying the device, not even when using it, just carrying it and the device is on, you should be using a specific pre-approved holster that has been tested for compliance. That's the founding editor and publisher of Microwave News, maybe the major publication in this field. BLACK: We did a biopsy, yes. The trial left many of those certain of Simpson's guilt furious at Cochran, the leader of a group of expensive celebrity lawyers that included F. Lee Bailey, Robert Shapiro, Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld. Also with us is Dr. Keith Black, one of the major figures in neurosurgery in this country. How did he become your patient, doctor? WebJohnnie Cochran - Address & Phone Number | Whitepages Johnnie Cochran We found 15 records for Johnnie Cochran in AL, GA and 5 other states. But there have been other studies to show no correlation. LOS ANGELES Famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (search), who became a household name when he defended O.J. And the other doctors will remain and he will return with Dale Cochran. Then, on October 15, 1995, the jury returned the not guilty verdict that divided the nation. KING: What were his last days like? I guess that doesn't count. In legal circles, the verdict represented the pinnacle of success for a respected attorney who had toiled in the Los Angeles legal profession for three decades. And when patients or people were exposed to over 2,000 hours of cell phone use -- which is about an hour a day for 10 years -- that study reported about a 3.7-fold increase in the risk of developing brain cancer. Simpson as a not guilty verdict is read in a Los Angeles courtroom in this file photo taken Oct. 3, 1995. His client list included former "Diff'rent Strokes" star Todd Bridges, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Michael Jackson (search), who is now facing child molestation charges, and former football great Simpson. Legal Statement. KING: Want to know what the American Cancer Society thinks about cell phones? BLACK: I KING: I said Dane and it's Dale. Home telephone number and mobile/wireless/cell phone numbers for Jon (817) 366-9444 - Wireless - January 2023 (281) 376-4500 - LandLine - April 2021 (713) 825-0555 - Wireless - April 2021 (352) 588-9947 - LandLine - April 2021 (817) 232-5699 - LandLine - March 2011 (713) 350-8455 - LandLine - February 2000 Email Addresses Weekly Auction ends Monday February 27!. D. COCHRAN: I think perhaps there could be. He was 67. He appeared on Court TVs Inside Americas Courts and was also featured on a number of TV programs, including Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Chris Rock Show and The Roseanne Show as well as the Spike Lee film Bamboozled (2000). I'm sorry. "I read everything I could find about Thurgood Marshall and confirmed that a single dedicated man could use the law to change society.". In 2004, Cochrans associates revealed that he was suffering from an undisclosed illness. Simpson, who had expanded his career to acting since retiring from the NFL, was arrested in the summer of 1994 on charges he murdered his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson (search), and her friend Ron Goldman (search ). called in during that show. But this is not a painful process. KHURANA: I strongly disagree with Dr. Thun's perspective. Johnnie L. Cochran graduated from U.C.L.A. in 1959 and made the decision to attend Loyola Law School. On top of the grueling regimen at Loyola, Johnnie worked, was married in his first year, and had his first child during his third year. We have an e-mail from Jody in North Royalton, Ohio: "My husband has a grade three inoperable glioma on the left side his brain. Cochran, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in December 2003, died Tuesday at his home in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. BLACK: Teenagers and even younger -- and they will be using cell phones for 20 or 30 years, we do not have enough data now to say that, you know, that is a safe device. People might be shocked to hear that the evidence does seem to be coming more strongly in support of harmful effects." Sanjay is over by our board. It goes down to his phone. WebAuction in progress, bid now! I do not hold it to my ear. Cochran received hate mail and death threats. He was 67. This is animation of the brain, sort of looking at it from the behind, as you can see there. But I think it's one of those things where you recognize that this is a -- it's a non-ionizing, microwave producing device that we carry around with us all the time. Simpson (search) against murder We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. And, so, you are sort of asking for a definite answer to state where the science is quite indefinite. They had performed some studies, MRI scans. WebWhen evidence led police to suspect O.J. D. COCHRAN: Yes, you were. GUPTA: Keep it away from your body. I think it's, you know, it's one of those things where, you know, I use a cell phone all the time. KING: Dr. Black, would you comment on what he just said? "And I knew that accepting it good-naturedly, even participating in it, helped soothe some of the angry feelings from the Simpson case.". For a time, he represented high-profile athletes and music stars in contract matters. And I think particularly among young people who are logging, you know, thousands of hours KING: Teenagers? By the time Simpson called, the byword in the black community for defendants facing serious charges was: "Get Johnnie. Doctor Khurana, you say that the danger of cell phones could have far broader health ramifications than asbestos and smoking. We need to be -- we need to have an open mind. In the 1950s, he became one of two dozen black students integrated into Los Angeles High School. Gracie remembers he is the murderer, and phones the police. Brad has a phone in his breast pocket. Health, food and environmental journalist; radio host, Progressive Radio Network. ob. As Dr. Gupta has pointed out, their quantification of what constitutes regular use is itself quite alarming. Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Johnnie Cochran, Birth Year: 1937, Birth date: October 2, 1937, Birth State: Louisiana, Birth City: Shreveport, Birth Country: United States. Pratt was convicted and imprisoned, while Cochran maintained that the activist was railroaded by authorities, pushing for a retrial. So we know that there is KING: You can't discuss an individual case then? WebJohnnie Cochran lost his fight against brain cancer earlier this year. KING: I want you look at something on the screen now. BLACK: That's correct. KING: Doctor, I know it's true, having interviewed many people on the subject of tobacco and lung cancer, we can't tell you why tobacco causes lung cancer. KING: Is the Johnny Cochran Brain Tumor Center -- we were there at its opening. In case you missed that hour long broadcast, I'll provide a summary: "Yes, cell phones do cause brain cancer.". And, you know, I think, for the most part, people watching who use a cell phone will be just fine. Market data provided by Factset. In 1959, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and later attended Loyola Marymount University Law School, graduating in 1962. And I think as part of that question, the World Health Organization has come to a point where it agreed about a decade ago -- or over a decade ago -- to host the Interphone Study Group. BLACK: But the brain has no sensation. The control group uses cell phones. ", The case quickly became a media circus, set in motion with the televised police pursuit of a white Ford Bronco on a Los Angeles freeway. WebAccording to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average time between first exposure to a cancer-causing agent and clinical recognition of the disease Furthermore, this is the public position of leading health organizations, such as the United States Food and Drug Administration, the FDA, the American Cancer Society, ACS, and the World Health Organization, WHO. What's known about the impact of RF on human tissue?" KING: Dr. Khurana, by the way, do you use a cell phone? Not from the U.S.? KING: Thank you so much, Dr. Sanjay -- Dr. Sanjay Gupta. J. COCHRAN: The resolution of this case is in no way an admission of guilt by Michael Jackson. Are they paying a price or panicking for no good reason? This was the mid'80s. Time now for Anderson Cooper and "A.C. 360" -- Anderson. SLESIN: That's right. He's Australia's -- the head of the Interphone arm that is incorporating Australian research. He's 91- years-old, I'm pleased to say. He's chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai. KING: People at CNN who saw a lot of him said he was on that phone a lot. By mid-decade, hed entered private practice with Gerald Lenoir and soon launched a firm of his own, Cochran, Atkins & Evans. KING: Dr. Khurana, how would you respond? We know that it causes lung cancer by the statistical rate. March 30, 2005 -- Legendary attorney Johnnie Cochran died Tuesday at age 67 while suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. If you need to flag this entry as abusive. Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the First Amendment case of Tory v. Cochran. I'm not sure I would advocate the Bluetooth because although it's much weaker, you are putting the antenna, the transmitter right into your ear, next to your brain. THUN: I think it produces less emissions, but I think that this is a little bit missing the point. It's a form of energy. The earner has no shutter. The player's body was exhumed, an autopsy performed and it revealed Settles had been choked. So it's in a very dynamic state. However, CTIA did provide us with this statement: "this is an issue that should be guided by science. GUPTA: Yes, I do. Cell Phones and the Death of Johnnie Cochran Johnnie Cochran's widow, Dale, and his neurosurgeon Dr. Keith Black discuss how cell phones may have led to his KING: You had to like Johnnie Cochran. All rights reserved. Non-ionizing is less problematic, I think, than ionizing. WebIn a very very very best case scenario, like im talking Johnny Cochrin type lawyer and odee lack of evidence and a super soft hearted judge, the minimum sentence kay can get is 15 years from the judge if he considers all these mitigating Is that true? GUPTA: Larry, based on the industry's recommendations, all the scientific studies we read, let me show you the safest way to use a cell phone.
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