A California attorney who helped form a Los Angeles branch of a law firm bearing the name of celebrity lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. sued his former partners for breach of fiduciary duty in California state court.
It’s the latest in a string of lawsuits revolving around the firm, including a trademark dispute over the firm’s name.
Cochran, who died in 2005, was a California trial lawyer well known for representing celebrity clients such as O.J. Simpson, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Tupac Shakur, and Michael Jackson.
The law firm he co-founded began licensing use of its name to other firms throughout ...
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