It the glove fits. (Law).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. may be best known for defending high profile clients charged with violent crimes, but that's not stopping him from taking on Enron Enron A U.S. energy-trading and utilities company that housed one of the biggest accounting frauds in history. Enron's executives employed accounting practices that falsely inflated the company's revenues, which, at the height of the scandal, made the firm become the seventh Corp. Cochran and several other attorneys at his firm flew to Houston this month to meet with several former Enron workers and discuss possible legal action they can take against their former employer. The Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network retained Cochran's services to represent the former Enron employees. "In the past, we have mostly worked with him (Cochran) on civil rights and police brutality Police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of physical force, assault, verbal attacks, and threats by police officers and other law enforcement officers. The term may also be used to apply to such behavior when used by prison officers. , but we might find that certain civil rights were impeded im·pede tr.v. im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing, im·pedes To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder1. [Latin imped upon here as well," said Rachel Noerdlinger, spokeswoman for the National Action Network. Cochran has not yet filed any claims. In late January, a group of 400 current and former Enron employees filed suit against Enron's company officials and Andersen, its accountant, over losses incurred by their 401(k) plans. |
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