Ex-cochran client wants to complain.A former client of attorney Johnnie Cochran Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.[1] (October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an African American lawyer best known for his role in the legal defense during the O. J. Simpson murder case. has convinced USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. law professor Erwin Chemerinsky to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a review of his civil suit against the famed lawyer. Cochran filed a defamation suit more than three years ago against Ulysses Tory, whose 1983 personal injury case ended after he accused Cochran of conspiring with city officials. Following Cochran's high-profile file representation of O.J. Simpson in 1994, Tory "would go downtown, pick up homeless people, put them in his truck, agree to buy them lunch and hand them defamatory and offensive placards, and they would march and chant" outside Cochran's office, said Jonathan Cole, a partner at Nemecek & Cole in Sherman Oaks representing Cochran. Two years ago, an L.A. Superior Court judge granted Cochran an injunction prohibiting Tory from picketing outside his office or speaking about him in public. An appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. affirmed the injunction late last year, and the California Supreme Court rejected a December petition to review the case. But Tory's attorney, who contacted Chemerinsky in February, said he plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court later this month. The injunction is too broad and violates Tory's free speech rights in both the California and U.S. constitutions, said Jean-Paul Jassy, a lawyer at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . "I'm not familiar with any case in America where someone is forbidden from saying anything about a public figure," said Jassy. Chemerinsky, a First Amendment expert, did not return phone calls. Juicy Details An anti-trust and unfair competition suit has been filed against pineapple producer Fresh Del Monte Produce Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE: FDP) is a major producer and distributor of fruit and other agricultural products. The company came into existence in its current form in 1996, after a change of ownership. Inc. The suit, filed March 18 in L.A. Superior Court, alleges that California consumers paid too much for Del Monte Gold pineapple because of the company's alleged monopoly in extra-sweet pineapples. Officials at Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte, which is not affiliated with Del Monte Foods Del Monte Foods (NYSE: DLM) is an American food production and distribution company based in San Francisco, California. It offers canned goods in Del Monte, S&W and Contadina brands, pet foods under Kibbles n' Bits, 9Lives, Pounce, Milk-Bone and several premium brands, Co. in San Francisco, did not return calls. In May 2003, Fresh Del Monte gave up rights to the extra-sweet patent after settling infringement cases with Dole Food Co. Inc. and Maui Land & Pineapple Co. Inc., the suit says. The suit alleges Fresh Del Monte fraudulently obtained the patent in 1994 for a type of pineapple with a "greater sugar and higher vitamin C vitamin C or ascorbic acid Water-soluble organic compound important in animal metabolism. Most animals produce it in their bodies, but humans, other primates, and guinea pigs need it in the diet to prevent scurvy. content, distinctive mixed tropical flavor, greater pigmentation pigmentation, name for the coloring matter found in certain plant and animal cells and for the color produced thereby. Pigmentation occurs in nearly all living organisms. and fiber content" than regular pineapple. Staff reporter Amanda Bronstad can be reached at (323) 549-5225 ext. 225, or at abronstad@labusinessjournal.com. |
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