If any suit in any court of record in this state is dismissed on account of the negligence of any attorney at law, or for his nonattendance at the court without having a just and reasonable excuse for such absence, it shall be at the costs of the attorney at law. Such attorney at law shall be liable for all damages his client may have sustained by the dismissal or by any other neglect by the attorney at law of his duty, in an action in any court within this state having jurisdiction thereof.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers
Subchapter 3 - Rights and Liabilities
§ 16-22-301. Legislative intent
§ 16-22-302. Compensation governed by contract
§ 16-22-303. Compromise or settlement without attorney's consent — Effect
§ 16-22-304. Lien of attorney created
§ 16-22-305. Unnecessary costs satisfied by attorney
§ 16-22-306. Negligence of attorney resulting in dismissal — Liability for costs and damages
§ 16-22-307. Failure to pay over money — Judgment for money and costs — Penalized by court
§ 16-22-308. Attorney's fees in certain civil actions
§ 16-22-309. Attorney's fees in actions lacking justiciable issue
§ 16-22-310. Liability for civil damages
§ 16-22-311. Reports of visits with incarcerated indigent clients