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Arkansas Personal Injury Settlement Value Calculator

Arkansas's own constitution bars any law capping what you can recover for injury or death — but reach 50% of your own fault and the claim disappears entirely. Enter your numbers below for a real estimate.

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Enter your actual costs, pick how serious the injury was, and tell us your own share of fault, if any.

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How this estimate is built

Your medical expenses and lost wages are your economic damages — the easy-to-document part. We then apply the multiplier method, the same approach insurers and attorneys use industry-wide, to estimate pain and suffering: your economic damages multiplied by a factor of 1.5 to 5, depending on how serious the injury actually was.

Arkansas's constitutional ban on damage caps

Arkansas is one of a small number of states whose constitution directly bars capping personal injury damages. Article 5, Section 32 of the Arkansas Constitution prohibits any law limiting the amount recoverable for causing injury or death. The Arkansas Supreme Court has enforced this directly: in Bayer CropScience LP v. Schafer, 2011 Ark. 518, the court struck down a statutory cap on punitive damages as unconstitutional under this very provision. Voters have twice been asked, in 2016 and 2018, to carve out an exception for medical-injury cases — neither effort succeeded, so the ban remains in full effect for an ordinary Arkansas personal injury claim.

The real risk: reaching 50% fault

Arkansas follows modified comparative fault under Ark. Code § 16-64-122: if your fault is less than the other party's, your recovery is reduced in proportion to your own share. But if your fault is equal to or greater than the other party's — the 50% mark itself included — you recover nothing at all. See our Arkansas comparative negligence calculator for the full rule.

Arkansas settlement value — frequently asked questions

Does Arkansas cap pain and suffering or other damages in a personal injury case?

No. Article 5, Section 32 of the Arkansas Constitution bars the legislature from enacting any law limiting the amount recoverable for injury or death. There is no cap on economic, non-economic, or punitive damages in an ordinary personal injury case.

Has Arkansas's ban on damage caps actually been enforced in court?

Yes. The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a statutory cap on punitive damages in Bayer CropScience LP v. Schafer, 2011 Ark. 518, holding it violated Article 5, Section 32.

What happens to my settlement value if I was partly at fault in Arkansas?

Arkansas follows modified comparative fault with a 50% bar. If your fault is less than the other party's, your recovery is reduced proportionally. If your fault equals or exceeds 50%, you recover nothing.

Have voters tried to add a damages cap to the Arkansas Constitution?

Yes, more than once. Proposed constitutional amendments to cap non-economic damages in medical-injury cases were put forward for the 2016 and 2018 ballots, but neither succeeded in changing the current ban.

Is this Arkansas settlement value estimate a guarantee of what I'll receive?

No. It's an estimate based on the multiplier method commonly used across the industry. Actual settlements depend on liability, insurance policy limits, evidence, and negotiation, and can vary significantly.

Arkansas personal injury tools & guides

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This calculator provides an estimate for general guidance only and is not legal advice. Figures are based on the multiplier method commonly used across the personal injury industry and Article 5, Section 32 of the Arkansas Constitution, verified per our methodology. Confirm what your specific claim is worth with a licensed Arkansas attorney before acting.