§ 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.