KING: You can contact the Johnny Cochran Brain Center at Cedars- Sinai. Is there a best way to use a cell phone? WebJohnnie Cochran - Address & Phone Number | Whitepages Johnnie Cochran We found 15 records for Johnnie Cochran in AL, GA and 5 other states. As Dr. Gupta has pointed out, their quantification of what constitutes regular use is itself quite alarming. I mean I've spent the last year sort of really reading this. They had performed some studies, MRI scans. (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: Sanjay Gupta joins us. You know, they didn't give off enough non- ionizing radio frequency to be a problem. Cochran is survived by his second wife, Dale Mason; his son, Jonathan Cochran, from a prior relationship; his daughters Tiffany Cochran Edwards and Melodie Cochran, from his first marriage; and sisters Pearl Baker and Martha Jean Sherrard. But there have been other studies to show no correlation. But if you are worried about the fact that people use phones all the time -- they have them to their ear all the time -- this would be a much safer bet than something like this. Cochran received hate mail and death threats. Flamboyant in public, he kept his private life shrouded in secrecy, and when some of those secrets became public following a 1978 divorce, they were startling. (The conviction was eventually overturned after more than two decades. 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. D. COCHRAN: He's still living. Joining us now from Washington, Dr. Michael Thun of the American Cancer Society, vice president of epidemiology and surveillance. -- Dr. Black. KING: Dr. Gupta, what do you make of what Dr. Khurana just said? KING: Quickly, doctor, because I'm running short of time. Unfortunately, you know, my suspicion is that it's going to be five years or 10 years before we have a definitive answer. THUN: You are absolutely right. Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the First Amendment case of Tory v. Cochran. 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 In 1994, Cochran joined Alan Dershowitz, F. Lee Bailey, Robert Shapiro, Barry Scheck and Robert Kardashian to form the core of the so-called dream team of lawyers hired to defend athlete/actor O.J. It's how to best treat it and how to help them. So just because it's -- you know, you have a tumor, doesn't mean that it's linked to cell phones. After graduating from UCLA, Cochran earned a law degree from Loyola University. It's not uncommon in science to have conflicting articles. This was a phone from 1983. 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.". Phil Morris. But, you know, I've read all these studies, Larry. Part of HuffPost Wellness. 12, 2005. Also with us is Dr. Keith Black, one of the major figures in neurosurgery in this country. The science would suggest that they were actually all safe. Cochran, displaying his trademark style, came to lead the team, with some conflict rising among the attorneys amidst sensational proceedings. Cochran challenged police claims that Settles hanged himself in jail after a speeding arrest. So we know that there is KING: You can't discuss an individual case then? Dr. Gupta is our chief CNN medical correspondent, himself is a practicing neurosurgeon. ", Cochran represented former Black Panther Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, who spent 27 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. BLACK: Well, there is a base line rate of people developing tumors. Go to CNN.com/larryking and tell us. Upon passing the bar, Cochran worked as a deputy criminal prosecutor in Los Angeles. This is a Motorola phone. DALE COCHRAN, JOHNNIE COCHRAN'S WIDOW: Initially, there was a loss of memory. Yet. This is animation of the brain, sort of looking at it from the behind, as you can see there. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. Things were changing, the size of the phone, the quality of the phone, but also the amount of radiation it gave off. KING: What do you read, Dr. Gupta. God bless you. That doesn't completely clear the story, but it is an important piece of information. While your there, download our latest podcast, Jesse Ventura. 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. This month, sadly, one of the parties in the case - famed attorney Johnnie Cochran - died. Find out when we come back. So we're really talking about a very different type of emission that is sort of the halfway between an FM radio and the microwave. Another neurosurgeon joins us. KING: One type of tumor often mentioned in the discussion of potential risk of cell phones is acoustic neuroma. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Yet we know that we do. So, you know, I think the safe practice is to use an earpiece so that you keep the microwave antenna away from your head. Go ahead. This was the mid'80s. His family was by his side and he had been in a hospice, Epps said. For example, in Australia, there are 22 million cell phones and 21 million people. KING: More information go to what? People might be shocked to hear that the evidence does seem to be coming more strongly in support of harmful effects." The overwhelming majority of studies that have been published in scientific journals around the globe show that wireless phones do not pose a health risk. Legal Statement. KING: In the brain? Cochran died at 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. They say that makes it the most safe. Are they paying a price or panicking for no good reason? 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. KING: Louis, would it be a simple solution, everyone should use an ear phone? I use an earpiece now, as Dale Cochran talked about. OK, let's move to the subject at hand. At times it was a lot of fun," he said of the lampooning he received. 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. The major do is use one of these wired ear pieces. Their answer might surprise you and it's next on LARRY KING LIVE. So we don't know how we speak yet or think. BLACK: We were actually, Larry, close friends. We're looking at the association at Cedars with a grant from the air quality management district between air pollution and brain cancer. Death. 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. This is a phone people probably became most familiar with. WebHis attorney, Johnnie Cochran, argued that the charges should be dropped. It's more the individual's responsibility. And while there hasn't been an increase in the rate of brain cancers overall, we have to also remember that they do take time before they are registered in local registries and that data has to be correlated and eventually that data will come through. D. COCHRAN: I got concerned right away that he couldn't remember my telephone number. But there's no reason to worry because so far, the studies haven't proven anything. I don't know anyone who didn't like him -- defense attorneys who opposed him, prosecutors D. COCHRAN: Oh, yes. So that's half of our world population, or almost half. 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 Then they came with this handle. That's what people should do. Tory v. Cochran (search) involves a bitter ex-client who was ordered to never display a sign or speak about Cochran again. who was arrested for speeding and later found dead in his cell. 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. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOHNNIE COCHRAN, ATTORNEY: It makes no sense. 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. He's Australia's -- the head of the Interphone arm that is incorporating Australian research. First, to use cell phones less often and to use land lines whenever possible. Dr. Black mentioned that some of the studies are actually looking at the cell phone usage found. 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. I think arrogance is the worst way to go. We don't know about mechanisms. 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. Absolutely not. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. I loved him, and I will miss him. And it was unrelated to the subsequent tumor that he developed. They declined. 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. While Cochran never argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case involving him is on the docket this session. KING: Like Ted Kennedy had? It seems, Dale, that if they don't have any proof, people are at least concerned. It's carried in the approved holster. His daughter Tiffany, for one, no longer holds a cell phone to her head. "But he and his family were most proud of the work he did on behalf of those in the community.". Rather than a tumor, he called his ailment a neurological condition requiring a procedure. When Cochran helped Pratt win his freedom in 1997 he called the moment "the happiest day of my life practicing law.". He was in New York at the time and had been admitted to a hospital in New York. You sort of look at that scan and you see a specific tumor and sort of within the brain. Larry, we're going to go inside the ear here to the inner part over here. The brain cancer rates have been flat since the introduction of cell phones. BLACK: I use a cell phone, but I always use an earpiece. If we have that, I'll show you that. CTIA also referred to us the American Cancer Society for more comments on this topic. KING: Thank you so much, Dr. Sanjay -- Dr. Sanjay Gupta. It's hard to say. That's correct. So caution should be our guide. The food -- by the way, we'll show you a screen effect here. And, so, you are sort of asking for a definite answer to state where the science is quite indefinite. He died from a brain tumor on March 29, 2005, at the age of 67. Yes, Johnnie Cochran, of O.J. Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. BLACK: Well, the -- in the developing brain, you have a lot more dividing nerve cells and supportive cells in the brain. 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. KING: Want to know what the American Cancer Society thinks about cell phones? They don't recommend carrying a phone in your breast pocket. Legal Statement. GUPTA: Yes, I think so. And you're putting a heat source, essentially, close to your ear, close to your brain for, you know, again, long periods of time, depending on how long you use it. I mean, the proper way to use a phone would to be hold it like this. But if you start to say well, look, wait a second, how about if it's 10 years, how about it's 20, 30, 40 years KING: We don't know yet. 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. It used to come in a bag. Here's the ear. Not probably, he was one of the best known attorneys. 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 KHURANA: I strongly disagree with Dr. Thun's perspective. But as a lay person, I have no knowledge -- scientific knowledge that there is a definitive link. And I stand by those comments. During arguments last Tuesday, justices seemed skeptical of Cochran's attorney's claim that the injunction did not violate the First Amendment. And I use an earpiece. It doesn't fit. KING: Dr. Black will be returning. Their conclusion: we just don't know. BLACK: I actually received a call from Johnnie's assistant, as Dale indicated, concerned about his difficulty with memory and also some difficulty with speech. The precautionary principle is a fancy version of the old (unproven) adage "better safe than sorry.". BLACK: No, no Larry, I'm not. Often times, these phone come with a holster. 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