In his opening remarks before the jury in Vanessa Bryant’s invasion of privacy case against the county in U.S. District Court, Luis Li explained to the jury that the cell-phone pictures taken at the crash scene by a deputy and a fire captain were just for fun and were not taken for any official reason. When first responders attempted to convey information at the chaotic, hazardous, and difficult-to-reach collision site in the Calabasas hills west of Los Angeles, an attorney for the county justified the use of photographs as a vital tool. Therefore, according to the county, photography was crucial.
