According to the summary of the trial of the three defendants on August 3 by E! News, Los Angeles County argued that Vanessa’s lawsuit was not legally valid. J. Mira Hamshallan attorney representing LA County, defended taking pictures at the accident scene during his opening remarks on August 10, saying it was “essential” to the investigation. and the authorities worked hard to make sure they were kept secret.
“They’re not online. They’re not in the media. They’ve never even seen the plaintiff himself,” she said, according to the Associated Press. “It’s not a coincidence. It’s a function of how diligent they were.”
She added that the person who showed a bartender an accident scene photo to a bartender had a “moment of weakness,” and LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva immediately ordered the files to be removed. photos knowing that they are stored on phones and computers.
During her opening remarks on August 10, Vanessa’s lawyer Luis Li told the jury that officials had “poured salt into the wound” by taking and sharing those photos. “They took close-up shots of the limbs, the burned flesh,” the lawyer said, Rolling Stone. “It shakes the conscience.”
Vanessa, who has been in courtroom proceedings since the start of the trial, is seeking damages for emotional distress in her case.
