Johnnie Cochran Wins NOLA Trial

The Times-Picayune reports that Johnnie Cochran won a five-day trial that he called a battle between David and Goliath. The case concerned the expropriation of a Tchoupitoulas Street warehouse by the Morial Convention Center. Dr. Steve Lesser, who owns the building, was awarded $10.5 million in comparison to the $1.2 million offered by the State. "Lesser asked for $12.2 million, claiming that a developer was ready to build a 400-room hotel on the property."

Posted by AJR at February 27, 2003 10:38 AM