§ 16-116-101. Liability of supplier
(a) A supplier of a product is subject to liability in damages for harm to a person or to property if: (1) The supplier is engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling, selling, leasing, or otherwise distributing the product; (2) The product was supplied by him or her in a defective condition that rendered it […]
§ 16-116-201. Title
This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Product Liability Act of 1979”.
§ 16-116-202. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Anticipated life” means the period over which the product may reasonably be expected to be useful to the user as determined by the trier of facts; (2) “Defective condition” means a condition of a product that renders it unsafe for reasonably foreseeable use and consumption; (3) “Manufacturer” means the […]
§ 16-116-203. Limitation on actions
All product liability actions shall be commenced within three (3) years after the date on which the death, injury, or damage complained of occurs.
§ 16-116-204. Considerations for trier of fact
(a) (1) In determining the liability of the manufacturer, the state of scientific and technological knowledge available to the manufacturer or supplier at the time the product was placed on the market, rather than at the time of the injury, may be considered as evidence. (2) Consideration may also be given to the customary designs, […]
§ 16-116-205. Defenses generally
(a) Compliance by a manufacturer or supplier with any federal or state statute or administrative regulation existing at the time a product was manufactured and prescribing standards of design, inspection, testing, manufacture, labeling, warning, or instructions for use of a product shall be considered as evidence that the product is not in an unreasonably dangerous […]
§ 16-116-206. Evidence of alterations
If a product is not unreasonably dangerous at the time it leaves the control of the manufacturer or supplier but was made unreasonably dangerous by subsequent unforeseeable alteration, change, improper maintenance, or abnormal use, such conduct may be considered as evidence of fault on the part of the user.
§ 16-116-207. Supplier’s remedy
A supplier of a defective product who was not the manufacturer shall have a cause of action for indemnity from the manufacturer of a defective product arising from the supplying of the defective product.
§ 16-116-301. Proximate cause
(a) In a product liability action, the actual discharge of a firearm, a nonpowder gun, or ammunition by a person shall be the proximate cause of injury, damage, or death resulting from the use of the product, and not the inherent capability to cause injury, damage, or death of the firearm, the nonpowder gun, or […]
§ 16-116-302. Limitations on actions — Award of fees
(a) A person or other public or private entity may not bring an action in tort, other than a product liability action, against a firearms, nonpowder gun, or ammunition manufacturer, importer, or dealer for any remedy arising from physical or emotional injury, physical damage, or death caused by the discharge of a firearm, a nonpowder […]