Arkansas Code Title 16, Subtitle 5, Chapter 55, Subchapter 2 - Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003

• § 16-55-201 - Modification of Joint and Several Liability.
  (a) In any action for personal injury, medical injury, property damage, or wrongful death, the liability of each defendant for compensatory or punitive damages...
• § 16-55-202 - Assessment of Percentages of Fault.
  (a) In assessing percentages of fault, the fact finder shall consider the fault of all persons or entities who contributed to the alleged injury...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 16-55-213 - [Repealed.]
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...

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