And I think particularly among young people who are logging, you know, thousands of hours KING: Teenagers? His first marriage, to his college sweetheart, Barbara Berry, produced two daughters, Melodie and Tiffany. I think everybody on this program has agreed that using a headset is really the right way to go. Cochran, displaying his trademark style, came to lead the team, with some conflict rising among the attorneys amidst sensational proceedings. D. COCHRAN: On a regular basis, yes. Also, these brain cells -- cancer cells can migrate. But I think of it as he's on a big case and for whatever reason, God needed a lawyer in heaven and said call Johnnie Cochran. And, so, you are sort of asking for a definite answer to state where the science is quite indefinite. But in the Simpson case, Cochran turned the murder trial into an indictment of the Police Department, suggesting officers planted evidence in an effort to frame the former football star because he was a black celebrity. The following decade, Cochran won a huge, unprecedented court payment for a 13-year-old molested by an officer. KING: One type of tumor often mentioned in the discussion of potential risk of cell phones is acoustic neuroma. Around this time, Cochran began to build a reputation for taking on cases involving questionable police actions against African Americans. BLACK: It was in the skull, yes. KING: Dr. Gupta, do you use a cell phone? Thank you for your attention. Joining us in New York is Lewis Slesin. (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. Are they paying a price or panicking for no good reason? So there are definitely precautions we should take. This is Dale's first interview since then. Two hundred and fifty-five million users want to know, what are the risks? 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. Cochran penned the books Journey to Justice (1996) and A Lawyer's Life (2002). Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Each study may have some flaw to the study. Don't go away. Gracie remembers he is the murderer, and phones the police. 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. KING: Dr. Black will be returning. 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. 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. So caution should be our guide. KING: That's Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. He still lives with me. They got smaller, as you can see. WebOne notorious case The Cochran Firm tried was in 2004, when the firm's attorneys, representing Francis Ferko and accomplices, were able to bully NASCAR into eliminating its Grand Slam by forcing NASCAR to surrender the Mountain Dew Southern 500 in Darlington, SC, and giving a new date to Texas Motor Speedway. This is a scan that somebody would get in the doctor's office. D. COCHRAN: Well, I think it's an enigma. KING: Is the Johnny Cochran Brain Tumor Center -- we were there at its opening. KING: Can you break it down? LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, cell phones and cancer -- is there a link? "I didn't know too much about what a lawyer did or how he worked, but I knew that if one man could cause this great stir, then the law must be a wondrous thing," Cochran said in his book. D. COCHRAN: Yes, you were. The experts admitted that it may take ten years for solid research outcomes to materialize. We'll have a quick vote. 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). Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. This is animation of the brain, sort of looking at it from the behind, as you can see there. In April 2004, Cochran underwent surgery, which led to his staying away from the media. WebPortrayed by. And this was a phone that was probably one of the most popular at that time. First, to use cell phones less often and to use land lines whenever possible. 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. Robert Bray appears as Major Cunningham. For years its been speculated that Super Attorney Johnnie Cochrans brain tumor was caused by his cell phone use. Next, do you believe cell phones are harmful? (The conviction was eventually overturned after more than two decades. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. WebOur environmental policy should embrace free market principles with regulatory structures and incentives that allow businesses to innovate and prosper. We could barely find them in the stores but he had one on and Johnny would say, listen if Dr. Black is wearing an ear piece, we should also. I can think back at least five years ago when Dr. Black wore an ear piece back then. 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. All rights reserved. D. COCHRAN: I think perhaps there could be. Larry, we're going to go inside the ear here to the inner part over here. He got David Cook's set completely correct. Is there a best way to use a cell phone? This is a Motorola phone. KING: Dr. Black, would you comment on what he just said? KING: We're going to -- we're going to excuse Dr. Black for a couple of segments. 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. And the FDA also recommends keeping cell phones away from your head by using a speaker phone or using a head set or other connection to remote antenna. His family was by his side and he had been in a hospice, Epps said. 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. And it was unrelated to the subsequent tumor that he developed. And the other doctors will remain and he will return with Dale Cochran. You know, one of the most common presenting symptoms in an adult is new onset seizure, as well as headaches. And, again, you know, although there hasn't been any definitive studies, there have been some studies that show a correlation between the side that you use a cell phone on and the side that you use KING: If it's the left side, you're going to get it on the left side? ", 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. KING: Did he know how serious it was? Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. was born on October 2, 1937, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Hattie and Johnnie L. Cochran Sr. A brain tumor killed the famed attorney and father of three at the age of 67. We need to be -- we need to have an open mind. It sort of drops off in terms of the amount of radiation you're exposed to. This is a phone people probably became most familiar with. The flashy yet venerable attorney's health started to falter last year, according to media reports. BLACK: Headaches. WebWhen evidence led police to suspect O.J. Do you think there's a link? BLACK: It does, Larry. We don't know that that will necessarily be a safe practice. For more health information and action on health policy, sign on at: www.health-journalist.com. If cell phone use was a factor, wouldn't there be evidence on that side?" In fact, Sanjay is going to do a little exercise for us in the growth of an industry. And I think pretty much everyone knows if you are x-rays all the time, that's not good. CTIA also referred to us the American Cancer Society for more comments on this topic. But there have been other studies to show no correlation. GUPTA: It's interesting. Gender. GUPTA: Yes, I think so. In the early 1970s, Cochran also went to court in defense of Geronimo Pratt, a former Black Panther accused of murder. 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. 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. We have a little montage here for you. 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. 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. Here's the ear. 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. We're looking at the association at Cedars with a grant from the air quality management district between air pollution and brain cancer. People that work in plastic factories -- as Dale said, I think one of the things that we're very excited about is not only trying to identify potential causes that we can eliminate, but also trying to find effective treatments and cures at the Johnny Cochran Brain Tumor Center. Then, on October 15, 1995, the jury returned the not guilty verdict that divided the nation. 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. KING: That's a simple solution to this, don't -- instead of your phones, attach an earpiece to the phone? It remains an enigma. This was the question that Larry King posed this week to Dena Cochran, the widow of Johnnie Cochran (who died of the disease), as well as to a group of five The control group uses cell phones. Every morning when I get up, when I look at all the choices of things I could be, I love being a lawyer. Next, a doctor who stands by that statement. 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. Born in Shreveport, La., the great-grandson of slaves, grandson of a sharecropper and son of an insurance salesman, Cochran came to Los Angeles with his family in 1949. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) GUPTA (voice Dr. Keith Black and Dr. Sanjay Gupta remain with us. KING: So do Dale and Dr. Black think there's a link between cell phones and Johnnie Cochran's brain tumor? GUPTA: It's a trip down memory lane, if you will. There have been studies that come down on both sides of the issue. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. That's ahead on LARRY KING LIVE. 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. This is the early '80s. 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 Brad here has a wired ear piece in his left ear. Phil Morris. 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." Astrological Sign: Libra, Loyola Marymount University School of Law, Death Year: 2005, Death date: March 29, 2005, Death State: California, Death City: Los Angeles, Death Country: United States, Article Title: Johnnie Cochran Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/legal-figures/johnnie-cochran, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: August 17, 2020, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. They declined. KING: Now, I'm told that -- I'm not an expert on this so I'm going to read it. I mean any function that the brain is responsible for can be a symptom of a brain tumor. Dr. Black, do you have questions about portable phones, cordless phones? 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. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. The environment is important, but ultimately, government mandates cannot protect our KING: So you should check it out, any symptom? GUPTA: Ionizing is like the x-rays and things like that. Before he leaves us -- he will be returning with Dana Cochran. Occupation. This was a phone from 1983. KING: Dr. Black? Now beyond that, Larry, when Dr. Thun talks about no rise in the published incidents rates of tumors in Sweden, the strongest studies that have pointed towards links between cell phones and brain tumors have, in fact, come from Sweden. I don't know anyone who didn't like him -- defense attorneys who opposed him, prosecutors D. COCHRAN: Oh, yes. Things were changing, the size of the phone, the quality of the phone, but also the amount of radiation it gave off. D. COCHRAN: Yes. According to TMZ, the Florida rapper currently has a warrant out for his arrest. THUN: I think it produces less emissions, but I think that this is a little bit missing the point. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. Waiting can damage your case. After returning to private practice, Cochran built his firm into a personal injury giant with more than 100 lawyers and offices around the country. And he was Johnnie Cochran's doctor. And I think I should quote them. Non-ionizing is less problematic, I think, than ionizing. 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: All right, Dr. Black, what do you make of the possibility? Cochran died of an inoperable brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. During their divorce, it came to light that for 10 years Cochran had secretly maintained a "second family," which included a son. I mean they're invaluable, of course, as we all know. WebThe direction in which the camera la facing and the taking of the pictures ure controlled through the tube from the outside. I think that cell phones are not risk-free. He was just wonderful. Even as a child, he had loved to argue, and in high school he excelled in debate. KING: Quickly, doctor, because I'm running short of time. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. He counted among his closest friends Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks, the city's former police chief, and the late Mayor Tom Bradley, who had been a Los Angeles police lieutenant before going into politics. Just to orient you, the eyes are going to be up here, the ear is going to be over here. And I think when I had kids, I became more interested in it, frankly. But, you know, I've read all these studies, Larry. D. COCHRAN: You know, it was a very quiet period of time. Experts on both sides of the issue are here and it's next. In 2004, Cochrans associates revealed that he was suffering from an undisclosed illness. It's responsibility for both his ability to comprehend and understand language, as well as memory. Tiffany Cochran realizes the question of whether cell phone use was a factor in her fathers fatal illness cannot be answered today. And that's what we've done. However, CTIA did provide us with this statement: "this is an issue that should be guided by science. What, Dr. Khurana, does this tell us? Like Web of Spider-Man 95 Spirits of Venom Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze LOT C5 Sold by blombo | Ends on 2023-03-05 21:39:07 . He asked his secretary to call me and get me on the phone because he couldn't remember the phone number to the house. KING: There are a lot of don'ts. His magic worked. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Simpson. 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