Osterhout v. Bd. of County Commissioners of LeFlore Co. OK
Officer struck plaintiff in face with flashlight and kicked him twice in ribs during traffic stop; injuries included broken nasal bones, fracturing of orbital bone requiring surgery, depression and anxiety, lost profits from contract to rehab homes; expert was not required to prove emotional injuries—“[plaintiff] didn’t need Sigmund Freud to connect his later depression and anxiety to the beating”; jury awarded $3 million in compensatory damages, court of appeals affirms district court’s remittitur to $2 million, holds no inconsistency between remittitur and denial of new trial; punitive da