D. COCHRAN: Yes, he was on the phone a lot. That's what people should do. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. And those cells are more vulnerable to developing cancer from an injury or other types of problems. He died from a brain tumor on March 29, 2005, at the age of 67. [9] Prison [ edit] ET) at his home in Los Angeles. He's Dr. Vini Khurana. Non-ionizing is less problematic, I think, than ionizing. And by the way, it's more important, most of the experts agreed, to pour millions of dollars into research for treatments for those who get the disease -- from causes unknown, unproven, or unconsidered -- rather than worry about a little thing called prevention. BLACK: the side that you develop a brain tumor on. 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. BLACK: Yes. GUPTA: We don't know. So my point is this, that, you know, if you read the studies alone, they'll say they're safe. WebAuction in progress, bid now! Cochran didn't represent him in that case. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. It gives me an opportunity to represent people who I believe are innocent. 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. You are right. Are you more confused when you listen to the two doctors? (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOHNNIE COCHRAN, ATTORNEY: If it doesn't fit, you must acquit. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 12, 2005. 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. The Cochran Firm is one of the nations largest personal injury & medical malpractice law firms with some of the most aggressive personal injury attorneys. Oops -- it was a novel integrative treatment that cured the disease in children. Pratt was convicted and imprisoned, while Cochran maintained that the activist was railroaded by authorities, pushing for a retrial. Crime Suspenstories (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) comic books 1953 or later First, Dr. Schwartz, we don't even know how we think. The food -- by the way, we'll show you a screen effect here. In one of the most controversial scenes so far in the blockbuster FX series, The People Vs O.J. 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. KING: Can you break it down? It was in an area that was critical for his language -- in fact, very similar, I presume, for Senator Kennedy's. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I wouldn't blame the cell phone companies. The brain cancer rates have been flat since the introduction of cell phones. WebWhen evidence led police to suspect O.J. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. His first wife, Barbara Cochran Berry, wrote her own memoir Life After Johnnie Cochran: Why I Left the Sweetest Talking, Most Successful Black Lawyer in L.A. accusing her ex-husband of cruel behaviors that included physical and emotional abuse. So it's possible for a cell to get an injury and then migrate to a different location within the brain, as well. More studies are needed. Cochran died at 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. Although he frequently took police departments on in court, Cochran denied being anti-police and supported the decision of his only son, Jonathan, to join the California Highway Patrol. First, what do you think of the theory of the possibility of the cell phone causing brain cancer? So just to go through what we know, we know that the type of radio frequency that comes from cell phones is very different from what comes from an X-Ray or a nuclear bomb. And there are 16 really good studies out there, a few since 2000. We don't know how we think and how processing in the brain results in appropriate speech, based on different functionalities at different locations of the brain. Firemen have an occupational risk of brain cancer because of diesel exposure. And so just because we don't know the mechanism or the link between -- at a molecular level, between how cell phones may generate the milieu at a molecular level that results in a brain tumor does not mean that there is no mechanism. It went down as phones got more advanced. KING: Johnnie Cochran probably was one of the best known attorneys in the United States. Joining us in New York is Lewis Slesin. His magic worked. KING: So are you going to instruct the patient of your BLACK: I've instructed Dale D. COCHRAN: Oh, yes. Most people do. BLACK: Later, as part of an experimental protocol, we went in and did surgery, yes. It's hard to say. He's chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai. ob. GUPTA: I do. D. COCHRAN: That's all right. KING: Did he know how serious it was? KING: And how far has the -- SLESIN: What we're missing is the understanding of how this could possibly work. And, two, how far along has the industry evolved? 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. I can think back at least five years ago when Dr. Black wore an ear piece back then. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Phil Morris. 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.". UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If it is conclusive that it can cause brain tumors, then I think there should be some sort of a warning. This is a phone people probably became most familiar with. Re bushing Shuman machine co. Rather than a tumor, he called his ailment a neurological condition requiring a procedure. D. COCHRAN: Yes. When we come back, cell phones past and present. Upon Simpson trying on bloodied gloves that prosecutors alleged were used during the murder, Cochran came up with a phrase that would become famous: If it doesnt fit, you must acquit. Under the auspices of Bailey, who had a private investigator background, the team also discovered that detective Mark Fuhrman had made racist, highly incendiary remarks about African-American citizens. The whole family was there, all of the kids and myself, his sisters, his father, who has lived with us for a number of years. Even as a child, he had loved to argue, and in high school he excelled in debate. There's no known mechanism, but not necessarily no mechanism. KING: Use it? Simpson's lead attorney Tuesday, saying he abruptly halted support payments after she discussed their relationship on television. He died from a brain tumor on March 29, 2005, at the age of 67. I mean who uses a cell phone that little nowadays? And I use an earpiece. He used cell phones quite a lot. WebJohnnie Cochran - Address & Phone Number | Whitepages Johnnie Cochran We found 15 records for Johnnie Cochran in AL, GA and 5 other states. I would not want to be a heavy user of a mobile phone. Simpson (search) against murder Click here to go to our international version. 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. Dr. Gupta is at the big board again with some tips on safer cell phone use. BLACK: Initially, Johnny's tumor was in an area that is considered not safe to operate on, Larry. WebJohnnie Cochran lost his fight against brain cancer earlier this year. BLACK: Larry, typically no. DR. TED SCHWARTZ, NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL: I don't really think they are worried about brain tumors. The environment is important, but ultimately, government mandates cannot protect our He was just wonderful. D. COCHRAN: Yes, you were. KING: Is that something that you would possibly associate with cell phones? But, basically, this is a tumor of the inner ear and -- there you go, Larry. And that's what we've done. We know that brain tumors are the number one cancer killer among children in the United States and the second most common form of cancer in kids. In 2004, Cochrans associates revealed that he was suffering from an undisclosed illness. 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. You remember early cell phones. -- Dr. Black. 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. The flashy yet venerable attorney's health started to falter last year, according to media reports. 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 that we do not have conclusive studies, at this point, to make a scientific conclusion that there is a, you know, a definite correlation. KING: But that was not a death signal? BLACK: Well, there is a base line rate of people developing tumors. KING: One of the problems, Dr. Khurana, is almost everybody has a cell phone. He died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 from a brain tumor. So we know that there is KING: You can't discuss an individual case then? What indication did he give you that something was wrong? KING: Did you have to do a biopsy? KING: Like Ted Kennedy had? Most of them, if you really dissect it down, they really only follow the patients along for just a few years. He spent two years in the Los Angeles city attorney's office before establishing his own practice. So caution should be our guide. KING: When something happens like to Senator Ted Kennedy, that focuses more effort on it, doesn't it, more attention? Now that we're back, I can't help but wonder, if the most important thing is finding treatments, then where was the outcry when the FDA tried to close down a Texas doctor who was successfully treating the disease? KING: Dr. Gupta, do you use a cell phone? (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) GUPTA (voice That's ahead on LARRY KING LIVE. Cochran, is perhaps best known for representing former football star Simpson during his trial on This is a scan that somebody would get in the doctor's office. I use cell phones. He was a celebrity in his own right, a great friend of this show. Or check out our newest web feature, about last night. Simpson was found not guilty in his murder trial, yet nonetheless faced civil litigation, with millions in damages awarded to the Brown and Goldman families. 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. 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. They declined. There have been studies that come down on both sides of the issue. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. BLACK: other neurological problems. In the 1950s, he became one of two dozen black students integrated into Los Angeles High School. D. COCHRAN: On a regular basis, yes. I'm going to spin that brain around and take you to a very specific part of it. Don't go away. @@*@@* FILE @@*@@*Attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. holds onto O.J. Before he leaves us -- he will be returning with Dana Cochran. I think that there are always surprises when you have a new technology and you have hundreds of millions of people using them. You can see it here. That is a tumor that comes off one of the specific nerves in the inner ear. It's the long-term data we should be looking at. 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 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. So we're not just talking about tumors, and I was not just implying brain tumors, but there are other health effects. Yet we know that we do. It is a great pleasure to welcome to LARRY KING LIVE Dale Cochran, the widow of the famed attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran. KING: What do you read, Dr. Gupta. He was 67. Robert Bray appears as Major Cunningham. Simpson was found not guilty of murder. And congratulations to Jeff in Freemont, Nebraska. Simpson, reached at his home in Florida, also praised Cochran on Tuesday, saying "I don't think I'd be home today without Johnnie. Journalist and author Jack Olsen reported that FBI "moles" had infiltrated defense sessions and monitored Cochran's phone calls. KING: When they see keep it in the holster, that means keep it away from your body. D. COCHRAN: Yes, I think people are concerned. Were cell phones to blame? This is professor Bruce Armstrong, professor and head of the University of Sydney's public health -- school of public health. Do you believe that cell phones are harmful? He had surgery, right? In-universe information. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. For more health information and action on health policy, sign on at: www.health-journalist.com. The trial of the century, as it was dubbed, began in January 1995 and was among the most publicized in history, followed by millions around the world. Dr. Thun, do you think this one is safer than that one? Next, do you believe cell phones are harmful? Gender. ", The flamboyant Cochran enjoyed that parody so much he even quoted it in his autobiography, "A Lawyer's Life. KING: Is that memory loss a major cause of concern, Dr. Black? Cochran, who died in 2005, also is a central character on the FX series American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. But as Dr. Black used to say, use an earpiece when we're using the cell phone. Both defense attorneys Robert Shapiro and Johnnie Cochran believed from the outset that Simpson was guilty, Toobin says. Upon passing the bar, Cochran worked as a deputy criminal prosecutor in Los Angeles. BLACK: That's correct. If we have that, I'll show you that. D. COCHRAN: Well, I think it's an enigma. KING: Did Johnnie know he was passing? Joining us now from Washington, Dr. Michael Thun of the American Cancer Society, vice president of epidemiology and surveillance. 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: Let's watch. It doesn't fit. KING: Thank you so much, Dr. Sanjay -- Dr. Sanjay Gupta. 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. BLACK: Headaches. We don't know about mechanisms. 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