Deceptively Simple: the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Authors

Margaret E. Rushing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Keywords

class action, consumers, litigation, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Abstract

In the 2017 legislative session, the Arkansas General Assembly significantly changed the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“ADTPA”). These changes now prohibit private class actions under the ADTPA and require plaintiffs to prove additional elements of reliance and actual financial loss when bringing a claim. The changes appear to limit the ability of a consumer to bring a private action under the ADPTA. With these changes, Arkansas joins a minority of jurisdictions with deceptive trade practices acts that increase a plaintiff’s burden and restrict private class actions.

Recommended Citation

Margaret E. Rushing, Deceptively Simple: the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, 71 Ark. L. Rev. 1031 (2018).
Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/alr/vol71/iss4/6