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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-55-202

Assessment of percentages of fault

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Shipp v. Franklin (2007)

Most recently applied in 2019 Ark. App. 427 - Michael Johnson, M.D.; Bill Wagner; And Arkansas Methodist Hospital Corp. v. Ashley Bradley and Corey Hunt, Special Co-Administrators of the Estate of Trey Jordan Hunt (October 2019)

Acts 2003, No. 649, § 2.

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(1) In assessing percentages of fault, the fact finder shall consider the fault of all persons or entities who contributed to the alleged injury or death or damage to property, tangible or intangible, regardless of whether the person or entity was or could have been named as a party to the suit.

(2) Negligence or fault of a nonparty shall be considered if the plaintiff entered into a settlement agreement with the nonparty or if the defending party gives notice that a nonparty was wholly or partially at fault not later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of trial.

(3) The notice shall be given by filing a pleading in the action designating the nonparty and setting forth the nonparty's name and last known address, or the best identification of the nonparty which is possible under the circumstances, together with a brief statement of the basis for believing the nonparty to be at fault.

(4) Except as expressly stated in this section, nothing in this section shall eliminate or diminish any defenses or immunities which currently exist.

(5) Assessments of percentages of fault of nonparties shall be used only for accurately determining the percentage of fault of named parties.

(6) Where fault is assessed against nonparties, findings of fault shall not subject any nonparty to liability in any action or be introduced as evidence of liability in any action.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.