is POV and doesn't make any Do you say it's possible? KING: Like Ted Kennedy had? Dale Cochran will be joining us later on. The Food and Drug Administration made recommendations about cell phone use. The earner has no shutter. Let me just read you something here, Larry. 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. But we don't have all the answers. That's correct. LOS ANGELES Famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (search), who became a household name when he defended O.J. 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 Go to CNN.com/larryking and tell us. called in during that show. KING: Thanks, Sanjay. Again, a wired ear piece down to an industry approved holster is what the people recommend. I started researching it and really understanding it. Both defense attorneys Robert Shapiro and Johnnie Cochran believed from the outset that Simpson was guilty, Toobin says. As Dr. Gupta has pointed out, their quantification of what constitutes regular use is itself quite alarming. This is animation of the brain, sort of looking at it from the behind, as you can see there. It sort of drops off in terms of the amount of radiation you're exposed to. It's a form of energy. KING: But later you did use surgery, right? One is that, you know, where there is smoke, there's fire, that's the old adage, right? All rights reserved. Our results suggest an association between cellular phone use and prodded gland tumors." Is there a best way to use a cell phone? I think that there are always surprises when you have a new technology and you have hundreds of millions of people using them. Were cell phones to blame? KING: Dr. Gupta, do you use a cell phone? GUPTA: Ionizing is like the x-rays and things like that. 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. He's Australia's -- the head of the Interphone arm that is incorporating Australian research. It was in an area that was critical for his language -- in fact, very similar, I presume, for Senator Kennedy's. It seems, Dale, that if they don't have any proof, people are at least concerned. And those cells are more vulnerable to developing cancer from an injury or other types of problems. I do not hold it to my ear. Shapiro, who is white, had accused Cochran of playing the race card and of dealing it "from the bottom of the deck.". Hardly anyone ever reads these safety manuals. 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. "His fight for justice transcended color, age or economic status. For example, in Australia, there are 22 million cell phones and 21 million people. His family was by his side and he had been in a hospice, Epps said. In the 1950s, he became one of two dozen black students integrated into Los Angeles High School. He claimed that Pratt had been 350 miles away on the night of the murder. And the studies that have found an association, some of them have found such a strong association that they really don't fit at all with the time course of brain cancer in the United States. Simpson of the murder, he was ordered to surrender by 11 am on june 17 Simpson did not surrender vanished, but was tracked down later in the day when he made a call from his cell phone on the Santana Ana freeway. 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. I use an earpiece now, as Dale Cochran talked about. And it was unrelated to the subsequent tumor that he developed. 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. When Cochran helped Pratt win his freedom in 1997 he called the moment "the happiest day of my life practicing law.". The food -- by the way, we'll show you a screen effect here. We'll wrap it up when we come back. He died from a brain tumor on March 29, 2005, at the age of 67. All Rights Reserved. So here you've got a control group that uses it, and you have a user group that uses it. This big white mass, that is what's an acoustic neuroma -- a tumor of the specific nerve in that inner ear area. 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. or redistributed. Cochran continued to take on new cases into the new millennium, ranging from work for clients like Abner Louima, who was tortured while in New York City police custody, and rapper/music mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs, to an anti-trust litigation issued against racing giant NASCAR. WebPortrayed by. (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: Sanjay Gupta joins us. 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. I use cell phones. He's Dr. Vini Khurana. His daughter Tiffany, for one, no longer holds a cell phone to her head. KING: Dr. Khurana, you want to respond? But this is not a painful process. I think that cell phones are not risk-free. Do you see, Dale, as a lay person, the possibility of cell phone use and Johnnie's illness? Cochran died at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. More power to them. Cochran, displaying his trademark style, came to lead the team, with some conflict rising among the attorneys amidst sensational proceedings. 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." 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. Also, these brain cells -- cancer cells can migrate. Yes, Johnnie Cochran, of O.J. KING: People at CNN who saw a lot of him said he was on that phone a lot. KING: Dale, did you know he was terminal? OK, let's move to the subject at hand. Where does the American Cancer Society, doctor, stand on this subject? And the other doctors will remain and he will return with Dale Cochran. 1-800 KING: That's Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Brad has a phone in his pocket of his pants. But I think now most of the people who actually do research on brain cancer causes are very skeptical that cell phones cause brain cancer. KING: Somebody is scared. Cochran, who died in 2005, also is a central character on the FX series American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. It provides sensation to the rest of the body. Cochran died at 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. I just think it should be something the public should know about. 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. Crime Suspenstories (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) comic books 1953 or later And, so, you are sort of asking for a definite answer to state where the science is quite indefinite. LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, cell phones and cancer -- is there a link? First, what do you think of the theory of the possibility of the cell phone causing brain cancer? And I think particularly among young people who are logging, you know, thousands of hours KING: Teenagers? Simpson as a not guilty verdict is read in a Los Angeles courtroom in this file photo taken Oct. 3, 1995. BLACK: Well, Larry, I think if we look at the evidence that we have now, it's difficult to say that cell phones have a direct link to brain cancer, but it's also difficult to say that they're safe. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I wouldn't blame the cell phone companies. Reacting to news of Cochran's death Tuesday, Jackson had kind words for the lawyer he considered "a great humanitarian. 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. KING: Johnnie Cochran probably was one of the best known attorneys in the United States. Dr. Gupta is at the big board again with some tips on safer cell phone use. 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. Cochran's longtime mistress, Patricia Sikora, also spoke out against the attorney. And there are 16 really good studies out there, a few since 2000. While we're waiting ten years to find out whether radiating RFs into the head (or the area adjacent to the genitals) is good or bad, should we suffer the inconvenience of minimizing cell phone use? So my point is this, that, you know, if you read the studies alone, they'll say they're safe. 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. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Market data provided by Factset. Weekly Auction ends Monday February 27!. How did he become your patient, doctor? 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. You know, it's the antenna for the cell phone that is the source for the microwave energy. 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. So caution should be our guide. 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 . Tory v. Cochran (search) involves a bitter ex-client who was ordered to never display a sign or speak about Cochran again. He was known for his sharp During the early 1980s, he oversaw a settlement for the family of African American football player Ron Settles, who died in a police cell under questionable circumstances. KHURANA: OK, Sedesky (ph) from Israel, the Israel arm of Interphone, this is what she says: "a positive dose response trend was found. Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. 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. 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. He came on national television two weeks ago, and I'll quote you: "I think the evidence that is accumulating is pointing towards an effect of mobile phones on tumors. CTIA also referred to us the American Cancer Society for more comments on this topic. When we come back, cell phones past and present. Phone 2030 120 s. And I think it's quite sensible for people who are concerned to use an ear phone and to basically eliminate their exposure. Is that true? Santa Rita has a higher jail death rate than Los Angeles Here is a look at the people who died: 2014: 10 DEATHS. 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. 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. They certainly cause car accidents. Detective Sawyer, having said earlier that if he could not crack the case he would join the others in the cell, does so. Male. Journalist and author Jack Olsen reported that FBI "moles" had infiltrated defense sessions and monitored Cochran's phone calls. You know, a lot of studies may not be perfect. I really think the overwhelming amount of evidence that we have from reviewing the literature has shown there really is no good, viable link between cell phone use and brain tumors. D. COCHRAN: Well, I think it's an enigma. 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. GUPTA: It's a trip down memory lane, if you will. 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). Dr. Black, do you have questions about portable phones, cordless phones? In the March 8 episode "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia," it was revealed that Johnnie Cochran's ex-wife, Barbara Jean Berry, had accused him of domestic violence, a claim which he denied. KING: When they see keep it in the holster, that means keep it away from your body. And it's only on LARRY KING LIVE. And he was Johnnie Cochran's doctor. It's not uncommon in science to have conflicting articles. 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. They saw an abnormality within the brain. KING: Run them down. 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? For more health information and action on health policy, sign on at: www.health-journalist.com. BLACK: It was in the skull, yes. 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? And I think I should quote them. A brain tumor killed the famed attorney and father of three at the age of 67. 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.". D. COCHRAN: He's still living. GUPTA: Yes, you know, I think even Dr. Khurana, you know, he looked at existing studies. Thanks, Louis Slesin, for being with us. But I think that it is a question that needs to be studied and examined along with other causes of brain cancer. KING: More information go to what? 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. It gives me an opportunity to represent people who I believe are innocent. It's heating the brain. I thank all of our guests. Or check out our newest web feature, about last night. KING: Dr. Khurana, how would you respond? 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. 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. Doctor Khurana, you say that the danger of cell phones could have far broader health ramifications than asbestos and smoking. D. COCHRAN: That's all right. Secondly, you referred to the overwhelming data that suggests it's safe. KING: No? 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. The jury is still out. It's more the individual's responsibility. 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 do think that he raises a very important concern, I think particularly among young people using cell phones. -- Dr. Black. In an interview with the New York Post last September, he said, "I'm feeling pretty good" and described himself as "90 percent" improved. We invited the wireless industry's trade organization, CTIA, the wireless association, to take part in tonight's discussion. KING: Headaches? This month, sadly, one of the parties in the case - famed attorney Johnnie Cochran - died. I don't know what you think about this whole subject. DR. LOUIS SLESIN, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, "MICROWAVE NEWS": Well, the first thing is that it is quite possible because we're seeing these kinds of effects in a number of epidemiological studies on this Interphone study mentioned on the program. KING: We all liked Johnnie. Are they paying a price or panicking for no good reason? 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. KING: Is that considered high? Legal Statement. Don't go away. Two quick things, Lewis. They declined. GUPTA: It's hard to say. I think arrogance is the worst way to go. 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. And I use an earpiece. Dr. Black mentioned that some of the studies are actually looking at the cell phone usage found. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. But, you know, I've read all these studies, Larry. I guess that doesn't count. And if there is a potential cause out there, we need to seriously look into it. And Cochrans friend and doctor, The industry supports continued research as technology continues to evolve, but wishes to stress the fact that there is a consensus among leading health organizations regarding published scientific research showing no reason for concern." This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. I am proud to have called him my friend.". In 2004, Cochrans associates revealed that he was suffering from an undisclosed illness. 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. KING: Quickly, doctor, because I'm running short of time. And thanks to his showmanship and the notoriety of the trial, Cochran was widely lampooned on late-night talk shows, "Saturday Night Live" and "Seinfeld. Their conclusion: we just don't know. KING: In the brain? 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Upon passing the bar, Cochran worked as a deputy criminal prosecutor in Los Angeles. DR. KEITH BLACK, NEUROSURGEON, CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, JOHNNIE COCHRAN'S PHYSICIAN: Larry, memory loss can be a cause of concern. So that's half of our world population, or almost half. BLACK: We were actually, Larry, close friends. Most of them, if you really dissect it down, they really only follow the patients along for just a few years. 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