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ARKANSAS Choice of Forum
Choice of Law | Admission of Extrinsic Evidence | Insurer Allocation | Pre-Tender Fees | Statute of Limitations |
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Most significant relationship test | Facts set forth in the pleadings alone | Not Addressed | Not Addressed | 5 years |
Ducharme v. Ducharme, 872 S.W.2d 392, 394 (Ark. 1994) | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. v. Unigard Security Ins. Co., 61 S.W.3d 807, 812-13 (Ark. 2001) | (A.C.A. § 16-56-111) |
Pre-Judgment Interest | Late Notice | Public Policy Bar | Independent Counsel | Atty's Fees/Decl. Relief Action |
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10% | “No prejudice” exception | Not a bar for unintended results of intentional acts | May choose own counsel | Recoverable |
(A.C.A. § 16-65-114) | Campell & Co. v. Utica Mut. Ins. Co., 820 S.W.2d 284 (Ark. Ct. App. 1991) AIG Centennial Ins. Co. v. Fraley-Landers, 450 F.3d 761, 767 (8th Cir. (Ark.) 2006) | Talley v. MFA Mut. Ins. Co., 273 Ark. 269, 274 (1981) | Union Ins. Co. v. Knife Co., Inc., 902 F. Supp. 877, 881, 882 (W.D. Ark. 1995) | Hicks v. Allstate Ins. Co., 799 S.W.2d 809, 811 (Ark. 1990) |