$600,000 Verdict For Man Beaten By St. Louis Police Stands; Expert Ruling Upheld

Mealey's (July 17, 2018, 12:39 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 13 upheld a $600,000 verdict against two police officers for beating a man during his arrest after finding that the trial court properly allowed deposition testimony of a medical expert who was not subject to cross-examination at trial to be read to the jurors (Calvin Fletcher, Sr. v. Joseph Tomlinson, et al., No. 16-4399, 8th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 19171)....