Upon passing the bar, Cochran worked as a deputy criminal prosecutor in Los Angeles. 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. KHURANA: I do, Larry. Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. Phil Morris. This is professor Bruce Armstrong, professor and head of the University of Sydney's public health -- school of public health. March 30, 2005 -- Legendary attorney Johnnie Cochran died Tuesday at age 67 while suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. Dale Cochran's First Interview Since the Death of Her Husband Johnnie; Is There a Link Between Cell Phones and Cancer? BLACK: No, no Larry, I'm not. They certainly cause car accidents. I guess that doesn't count. KING: Is that memory loss a major cause of concern, Dr. Black? KING: Headaches? The Cochran Firm is one of the nations largest personal injury & medical malpractice law firms with some of the most aggressive personal injury attorneys. While Cochran seemed to revel in his fame, he often emphasized justice for the less well known. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. D. COCHRAN: Cedars-Sinai Johnny Cochran Brain Tumor Center. And I would under -- I would hope that most people are aware of what that is. KING: Want to know what the American Cancer Society thinks about cell phones? Cochran died at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. God bless you. And his doctor says cell phones may have played a part in his disease. This is a phone people probably became most familiar with. We're looking at the association at Cedars with a grant from the air quality management district between air pollution and brain cancer. 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). KING: Thank you so much, Dr. Sanjay -- Dr. Sanjay Gupta. 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. 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. But we don't have all the answers. Over the years, Cochran's roster included famous entertainers like actor Todd Bridges, who was charged with attempted murder, and pop icon Michael Jackson, with Cochran arranging an out-of-court settlement for the singer in relation to child molestation charges. Firemen have an occupational risk of brain cancer because of diesel exposure. It's a victory, really, for all of us. We invited the wireless industry's trade organization, CTIA, the wireless association, to take part in tonight's discussion. And it was unrelated to the subsequent tumor that he developed. D. COCHRAN: Well, I think it's an enigma. Johnnie Cochran is saying the only reason youre on this case is because youre black. I recoiled. Simpson. He was 67. He used cell phones quite a lot. KING: Johnnie Cochran probably was one of the best known attorneys in the United States. KING: Is the Johnny Cochran Brain Tumor Center -- we were there at its opening. Did he die at home? Meanwhile others may choose to apply the "precautionary principle." He won a $760,000 award in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Ron Settles, a black college football star who died in police custody in 1981. Ton can buy a new 1953 Ford 2-door Sedan delivered in 174q Ardmore for a 1177 Sam p. Hale phone 708 since 1911 balancing. It was in an area that was critical for his language -- in fact, very similar, I presume, for Senator Kennedy's. Before doing that, I do agree with you. I mean who uses a cell phone that little nowadays? Most people do. WebLego 41027 - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. KING: Dr. Gupta, what do you make of what Dr. Khurana just said? Here's the ear. He's the head of that. THUN: You are absolutely right. So just because it's -- you know, you have a tumor, doesn't mean that it's linked to cell phones. But as Dr. Black used to say, use an earpiece when we're using the cell phone. I think it's, you know, it's one of those things where, you know, I use a cell phone all the time. And unfortunately, you know, as you showed at the beginning of the show, there's a billion people, you know, that will be using cell phones and they will be using cell phones for many years. D. COCHRAN: On a regular basis, yes. Settles was found hanged in his cell soon after his arrest, but when his body was exhumed and given an autopsyper Cochrans recommendationit was discovered that hed been choked to death. In the early 1970s, Cochran also went to court in defense of Geronimo Pratt, a former Black Panther accused of murder. So, you know, tumors that are closer to that area may be more likely. Larry, we're going to go inside the ear here to the inner part over here. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. WebJohnnie Cochran's widow speaks publicly for the first time since her husband's death. But there's no reason to worry because so far, the studies haven't proven anything. GUPTA: It's a trip down memory lane, if you will. Dr. Keith Black and Dr. Sanjay Gupta remain with us. He claimed that Pratt had been 350 miles away on the night of the murder. Secondly, you referred to the overwhelming data that suggests it's safe. 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. BLACK: Well, there is a base line rate of people developing tumors. Cochran thus made controversial closing statements in which he compared the detectives philosophy to that of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Cochran died in 2005 a decade before the upheavals that made police brutality and the unfair treatment of African American men by the justice system impossible to ignore. Is that true? This is a scan that somebody would get in the doctor's office. The earner has no shutter. Shapiro, who is white, had accused Cochran of playing the race card and of dealing it "from the bottom of the deck.". Absolutely not. In-universe information. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Simpson was found not guilty of murder. And there are 16 really good studies out there, a few since 2000. After graduating from UCLA, Cochran earned a law degree from Loyola University. You know, it's the antenna for the cell phone that is the source for the microwave energy. KING: So do Dale and Dr. Black think there's a link between cell phones and Johnnie Cochran's brain tumor? And I think that there's enough sort of concern out there to at least prompt people to think more about how they use their cell phones, using earpieces, keeping it further away from the ear and things like that. GUPTA: It's hard to say. Go to CNN.com/larryking and take our quick vote. 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. KING: But later you did use surgery, right? Next, a doctor who stands by that statement. BLACK: Yes. In 1978, Cochran once again became part of the citys legal force when he joined the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, although he eventually returned to private practice. KING: On a regular basis, every day? Following his surgery in April 2004, Cochran began to avoid the limelight after having welcomed it for so many years. Do you think there's a link? ET) at his home in Los Angeles. (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: Sanjay Gupta joins us. And that is right in here, that red part. 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. I initially thought it might be an infection. Cell phones give off non-ionizing radiation. The family moved to California in 1943, where the younger Cochran eventually excelled as a student in what was becoming a more racially integrated environment. Were cell KING: Like Ted Kennedy had? Again, a wired ear piece down to an industry approved holster is what the people recommend. But -- and that's been one of the red flags that has raised concerns among people that are looking into this, whether there is a correlation because, you know, we see tumors developing in the location -- close to the location that people do use cell phones. I do think that he raises a very important concern, I think particularly among young people using cell phones. Robert Bray appears as Major Cunningham. There's no known mechanism, but not necessarily no mechanism. Not from the U.S.? BLACK: It was in the skull, yes. Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the First Amendment case of Tory v. Cochran. Even as a child, he had loved to argue, and in high school he excelled in debate. But, Larry, we also know there are other environmental causes that have been related to brain tumors as well. So caution should be our guide. Dr. Black, do you have questions about portable phones, cordless phones? And, you know, even if you look at the manuals and things like that, they'll tell you that there is a, as Dr. Black said, the further away you put the phone from your ear, you know, the much safer it is. The jury is still out. The following decade, Cochran won a huge, unprecedented court payment for a 13-year-old molested by an officer. KING: All right, Dr. Gupta, Dr. Black says it's possible. But first, if the manual says keep it in some sort of holster and keep it away from your ear, would you say the manufacturer is worried about something, Dr. Schwartz? KING: That's a simple solution to this, don't -- instead of your phones, attach an earpiece to the phone? Cochran signed on as part of a "dream team" of lawyers defending the Hall of Famer. GUPTA: Well, let me give you a picture here, Larry, to sort of show you this. That's what people should do. Simpson (search) against murder is POV and doesn't make any While your there, download our latest podcast, Jesse Ventura. 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. They were not sure what the abnormality on the MRI scan demonstrated. I mean, the proper way to use a phone would to be hold it like this. Brad here has a wired ear piece in his left ear. Johnnie Cochran turned out to be right, famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz, a member of the Simpson defense team, said in 2005. So we know that there is KING: You can't discuss an individual case then? LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Johnnie Cochran Jr.'s former mistress filed a palimony lawsuit against O.J. People might be shocked to hear that the evidence does seem to be coming more strongly in support of harmful effects." BLACK: Well, I think it's very difficult, Larry, to make a direct correlation between an individual developing a brain tumor and the use of cell phones. 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. KING: So are you going to instruct the patient of your BLACK: I've instructed Dale D. COCHRAN: Oh, yes. We'll wrap it up when we come back. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. And with so many users and users starting at the age of three and up now, we should be concerned. KING: Run them down. Watch. KING: Dr. Khurana, how would you respond? Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. And the other doctors will remain and he will return with Dale Cochran. WebWhen evidence led police to suspect O.J. He got David Cook's set completely correct. Tory v. Cochran (search) involves a bitter ex-client who was ordered to never display a sign or speak about Cochran again. Speaking of last night, our "American Idol" contest winners, Laura from Morgantown, West Virginia, she knew the complete set list. In some of these European studies, almost a four times increased likelihood of developing tumors like this one in people who are chronic cell phone users. They got smaller, as you can see. We know from laboratory animals, for example, that, you know, the most effective way of inducing a tumor is to induce it in a young developing embryo, in a young developing animal. The brain cancer rates have been flat since the introduction of cell phones. Dr. Gupta is at the big board again with some tips on safer cell phone use. KING: Sanjay, what does the manual say? KING: There are a lot of don'ts. Health, food and environmental journalist; radio host, Progressive Radio Network. Cochran didn't represent him in that case. KING: How do children's phones, Dr. Black, differ from -- children's brains, rather, differ from adults?