Arkansas · Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care

Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care in Arkansas

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Filing deadline3 years from date of injuryACA § 16-56-105

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Arkansas?

Arkansas's personal injury SOL is 3 years (ACA § 16-56-105). Wrongful death claims carry a 3-year SOL (ACA § 16-62-102). A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from date of injury

Source: ACA § 16-56-105

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Arkansas has a 3-year general personal injury SOL, among the more generous time limits for nursing home claims. Arkansas law mandates reporting of elder abuse by healthcare workers. Arkansas follows modified comparative negligence with a 50% bar.

Medical facilities in Arkansas

  • UAMS Medical Center — Level I Trauma Center

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care overview. This page covers the local information available for Arkansas.

What happens when I check?

You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.

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Sources

  1. ACA § 16-56-105