In re Special Task Force

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas published the Special Task Force’s interim report and proposed civil-procedure amendments for public comment rather than adopting the recommendations. The court referred the proposals for review by the Committee on Civil Practice and indicated that it would consider further action after receiving comments and the task force’s supplemental report. The report recommended changes concerning nonparty-fault allocation, medical-injury pleadings and certifications, sanctions, collateral-source evidence, punitive-damages bifurcation, and appellate supersedeas bonds, while identifying unresolved constitutional and rulemaking questions.