In Re Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Civil Practice – Recommendations to Adopt Rule 11(d); To Amend Rule 26(b)…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas published the Civil Practice Committee's proposed amendments to the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure for public comment, without yet adopting them. The recommendations would narrow discovery through relevance and proportionality limits, establish discovery-specific certification and sanctions, impose more detailed requirements for privilege and work-product claims, and require greater specificity in discovery objections. The comment period ends April 1, 2026, after which the court will consider whether to adopt the changes.