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AR Code § 16-55-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-203. Increase in percentage of several share

 (a)  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 16-55-201 and 16-55-202, in the event a several judgment has been entered against multiple-party defendants, a plaintiff may move the court no later than ten (10) days after the entry of judgment to determine whether all or part of the amount of the several share for which a defendant is liable will not be reasonably collectible.  (2) If the court determines, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that any defendant's several share or multiple defendants' several shares will not be reasonably collectible, the court shall increase the percentage points of the several shares of each of the remaining defendants, subject to the limitations in subdivisions (a)(3) and (4) of this section.  (3)  (A) If a defendant's percentage of fault is determined by the finder of fact to be ten percent (10%) or less, then the percentage points of that defendant's several share shall not be increased.  (B) If a defendant's percentage of fault is determined by the finder of fact to be greater than ten percent (10%) but less than fifty percent (50%), then the percentage points of that defendant's several share shall be increased by no more than ten (10) percentage points.  (C) If a defendant's percentage of fault is determined by the finder of fact to be fifty percent (50%) or greater, then the percentage points of that defendant's several share shall be increased by no more than twenty (20) percentage points.    (4) Under no circumstances shall the combined percentage points of the remaining defendants' several shares exceed the lesser of:  (A) A total of one hundred (100) percentage points; or  (B) The total number of percentage points remaining after deducting the percentage of fault of the plaintiff, if any.    (5) Any defendant whose several share has been increased pursuant to this section, and who has discharged his or her obligation to pay the increased several share, has a right of contribution from the defendants whose several shares were determined by the court to be not reasonably collectible.    (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any punitive damages award or judgment.
AR Code § 16-55-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-204. Applicability of § 16-55-203

 The provisions of § 16-55-203 shall not apply to a medical care provider who is named as a defendant in an action for personal injury, medical injury, or wrongful death based solely on his or her capacity as a medical director of a long-term care facility.
AR Code § 16-55-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-205. Acting in concert

 (a) Notwithstanding § 16-55-201, a party is responsible for the fault of another person or entity or for payment of the proportionate share of another person or entity if both the party and the other person or entity were acting in concert or if the other person or entity was acting as an agent or servant of the party.  (b)  (1) As used in this section, “acting in concert” means entering into a conscious agreement to pursue a common plan or design to commit an intentional tort and actively taking part in that intentional tort.  (2) “Acting in concert” does not mean the act of any person or entity whose conduct was negligent in any degree other than intentional.  (3) A person's or entity's conduct which provides substantial assistance to one committing an intentional tort does not constitute “acting in concert” if the person or entity has not consciously agreed with the other to commit the intentional tort.
AR Code § 16-55-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-206. Standards for award of punitive damages

 In order to recover punitive damages from a defendant, a plaintiff has the burden of proving that the defendant is liable for compensatory damages and that either or both of the following aggravating factors were present and related to the injury for which compensatory damages were awarded:   (1) The defendant knew or ought to have known, in light of the surrounding circumstances, that his or her conduct would naturally and probably result in injury or damage and that he or she continued the conduct with malice or in reckless disregard of the consequences, from which malice may be inferred; or  (2) The defendant intentionally pursued a course of conduct for the purpose of causing injury or damage.
AR Code § 16-55-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-207. Burden of proof for award of punitive damages

 A plaintiff must satisfy the burden of proof required under § 16-55-206 by clear and convincing evidence in order to recover punitive damages from the defendant.
AR Code § 16-55-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-208. Limitations on the amount of punitive damages

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a punitive damages award for each plaintiff shall not be more than the greater of the following:  (1) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000); or  (2) Three (3) times the amount of compensatory damages awarded in the action, not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).    (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply when the finder of fact:  (1) Determines by clear and convincing evidence that, at the time of the injury, the defendant intentionally pursued a course of conduct for the purpose of causing injury or damage; and  (2) Determines that the defendant's conduct did, in fact, harm the plaintiff.    (c) As to the punitive damages limitations established in subsection (a) of this section, the fixed sums of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) set forth in subdivision (a)(1) of this section and one million dollars ($1,000,000) set forth in subdivision (a)(2) of this section shall be adjusted as of January 1, 2006, and at three-year intervals thereafter, in accordance with the Consumer Price Index rate for the previous year as determined by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
AR Code § 16-55-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-209. No right to punitive damages

 Nothing in § 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), 16-114-209, and 16-114-210 — 16-114-212 shall be construed as creating a right to an award of punitive damages.
AR Code § 16-55-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-210. No limitation on certain judicial duties

 Nothing in § 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), 16-114-209, and 16-114-210 — 16-114-212 shall limit the duty of a court or the appellate courts to:   (1) Scrutinize all punitive damages awards;  (2) Ensure that all punitive damages awards comply with applicable procedural, evidentiary, and constitutional requirements; and  (3) Order remittitur where appropriate.
AR Code § 16-55-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-211. Bifurcated proceeding

 (a)  (1) In any case in which punitive damages are sought, any party may request a bifurcated proceeding at least ten (10) days prior to trial.  (2) If a bifurcated proceeding has been requested by either party, then:  (A) The finder of fact first shall determine whether compensatory damages are to be awarded; and  (B) After a compensatory damages award determination, the finder of fact then shall determine whether and in what amount punitive damages will be awarded.      (b) Evidence of the financial condition of the defendant and other evidence relevant only to punitive damages is not admissible with regard to any compensatory damages determination.
AR Code § 16-55-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-212. Compensatory damages

 (a) Section 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), 16-114-209, and 16-114-210 — 16-114-212 do not limit compensatory damages.  (b) Any evidence of damages for the costs of any necessary medical care, treatment, or services received shall include only those costs actually paid by or on behalf of the plaintiff or which remain unpaid and for which the plaintiff or any third party shall be legally responsible.
AR Code § 16-55-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-214. Maximum appeal bond in civil litigation

 (a) Appeal bonds shall be determined under § 16-68-301 et seq., and Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure — Civil, Rule 8, except that the maximum appeal bond that may be required in any civil action under any legal theory shall be limited to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), regardless of the amount of the judgment.  (b) If a party proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the party who has posted a bond in accordance with subsection (a) of this section is purposely dissipating or diverting assets outside of the ordinary course of its business for the purpose of evading ultimate payment of the judgment, the court may enter orders as are necessary to prevent dissipation or diversion, including requiring that a bond be posted equal to the full amount of the judgment.  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 16-55-220, the maximum appeal bond for any cause of action brought under any legal theory shall be limited to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), regardless of the amount of the judgment or the date the cause of action accrued, subject to the provisions of § 16-55-214(b).
AR Code § 16-55-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-215. Burden of proof

 Section 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), 16-114-209, and 16-114-210 — 16-114-212 do not amend the existing law that provides that the burden of alleging and proving fault is upon the person who seeks to establish fault.
AR Code § 16-55-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-216. Comparative fault

 Section 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 do not amend existing law that provides that a plaintiff may not recover any amount of damages if the plaintiff's own fault is determined to be fifty percent (50%) or greater.
AR Code § 16-55-217 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-217. Cause of action not created

 (a) Section 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 do not create a cause of action.  (b) Section 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-14-209 — 16-114-212 do not alter the defenses or immunity of any person or entity.
AR Code § 16-55-218 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-218. Attorney General

 No provision of § 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 shall apply to or alter existing law with respect to any claim, charge, action, or suit brought or prosecuted by the Attorney General.
AR Code § 16-55-219 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-219. Coroner or medical examiner

 Nothing in § 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 shall be construed to diminish or enlarge the powers or duties of a coroner or medical examiner.
AR Code § 16-55-220 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 55 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003|§ 16-55-220. Applicability and severability

 (a) Section 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 shall apply to all causes of action accruing on or after March 25, 2003.  (b) Section 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 shall not apply to any action filed or cause of action accruing prior to March 25, 2003.  (c) If any provisions of Section 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 or the application of § 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of § 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of § 16-55-201 et seq. and §§ 16-114-206(a), 16-114-208(a), 16-114-208(c)(1), and 16-114-209 — 16-114-212 are declared to be severable.
AR Code § 16-56-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-102. Application of limitations — Setoffs

 The provisions of this act shall be deemed and taken to apply to the case of any demand alleged by way of setoff on the part of any defendant, either by plea, notice, or otherwise. However, any demand, right, or cause of action, regardless of how it may have arisen, may be asserted by way of setoff in any action to the extent of the plaintiff's demand.
AR Code § 16-56-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-103. Actions not affected by Rev. Stat., Ch. 91

 (a) The provisions of this act shall not extend to any action which is or shall be otherwise limited by any statute, but the action shall be brought within the time limited by the statute.  (b) None of the provisions of this act shall apply to suits brought to enforce payment on bills, notes, or evidences of debt issued by any bank or moneyed corporation.
AR Code § 16-56-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-104. Actions with limitation of one year

 The following actions shall be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action shall accrue and not thereafter:   (1) All special actions on the case;  (2) Actions for:  (A) Assault and battery; and  (B) False imprisonment;    (3) All actions for words spoken slandering the character of another;  (4) All actions for words spoken whereby special damages are sustained; and  (5) All actions for damages suffered by a consumer as a result of any act or omission of a home inspector relating to a home inspection report.
AR Code § 16-56-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-105. Actions with limitation of three years

 The following actions shall be commenced within three (3) years after the cause of action accrues:   (1) All actions founded upon any contract, obligation, or liability not under seal and not in writing, excepting such as are brought upon the judgment or decree of some court of record of the United States or of this or some other state;  (2) All actions for arrearages of rent not reserved by some instrument in writing, under seal;  (3) All actions founded on any contract or liability, expressed or implied;  (4) All actions for trespass on lands;  (5) All actions for libels; and  (6) All actions for taking or injuring any goods or chattels.
AR Code § 16-56-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-106. Recovery of charges for medical services

 (a) No action shall be brought to recover charges for medical services performed or provided prior to April 1, 1985, by a physician or other medical service provider after the expiration of a period of eighteen (18) months from the date the services were performed or provided.  (b) No action shall be brought to recover charges for medical services performed or provided after March 31, 1985, by a physician or other medical service provider after the expiration of a period of two (2) years from the date the services were performed or provided or from the date of the most recent partial payment for the services, whichever is later.
AR Code § 16-56-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-107. Enforcement of security interest in livestock

 (a) No action to enforce a security interest in livestock shall be brought against a livestock auction market or selling agent who, in the ordinary course of business, sells the livestock for another person in a public auction, more than eighteen (18) months after the date of the sale.  (b) No action to enforce a security interest in livestock against a buyer in the ordinary course of business shall be brought more than eighteen (18) months after the livestock is sold to the buyer.
AR Code § 16-56-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-108. Recovery of statutory penalties

 All actions on penal statutes where the penalty, or any part thereof, goes to the state, or to any county or person suing for the same, shall be commenced within two (2) years after the offense has been committed or the cause of action has accrued.
AR Code § 16-56-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-109. Actions against sheriffs, coroners, and other officials

 (a) All actions against sheriffs and coroners upon any liability incurred by them by doing any act in their official capacity or by the omission of any official duty, except for escapes, shall be brought within two (2) years after the cause of action has accrued and not thereafter.  (b) All actions against sheriffs or other officers for the escape of any person imprisoned on civil process shall be commenced within one (1) year from the time of escape, and not thereafter.
AR Code § 16-56-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-110. Sheriffs', coroners', and constables' bonds

 (a) Actions on the official bonds of sheriffs and coroners shall be commenced within four (4) years after the cause of action shall accrue, and not afterward.  (b) A certified copy of the bond shall be evidence in all suits brought on the bond.  (c) No suit shall be brought on any bond of a constable after the expiration of four (4) years from its date.
AR Code § 16-56-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-111. Notes and instruments in writing and other writings

 (a) Actions to enforce written obligations, duties, or rights, except those to which § 4-4-111 is applicable, shall be commenced within five (5) years after the cause of action shall accrue.  (b) However, partial payment or written acknowledgment of default shall toll this statute of limitations.
AR Code § 16-56-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-113. Bonds of executors and administrators

 Actions on the bonds of executors and administrators shall be commenced within eight (8) years after the cause of action shall accrue, and not afterward.
AR Code § 16-56-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-114. Judgments and decrees

 Actions on all judgments and decrees shall be commenced within ten (10) years after cause of action shall accrue, and not afterward.
AR Code § 16-56-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-115. Limitation of actions not otherwise provided for

 All actions not included in §§ 16-56-104, 16-56-105, 16-56-108, and 16-56-109 shall be commenced within five (5) years after the cause of action has accrued.
AR Code § 16-56-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally|Chapter 56 - Limitation Of Actions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 16-56-116. Persons under disabilities at time of accrual of action

 (a) If any person entitled to bring any action under any law of this state is under twenty-one (21) years of age or insane at the time of the accrual of the cause of action, that person may bring the action within three (3) years next after attaining full age, or within three (3) years next after the disability is removed.  (b) No person shall avail himself or herself of any disability unless the disability existed at the time the right of action accrued.  (c) When two (2) or more disabilities are existing at the time the right of action or entry accrued, the limitation prescribed shall not attach until all the disabilities are removed.