Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 4-70-306 (2026)

Damages and attorney's fees

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A principal who fails to comply with a provision of a contract under § 4-70-302 relating to payment of a commission or fails to pay a commission as required by § 4-70-303 is liable to the sales representative in a civil action for three (3) times the damages sustained by the sales representative, plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

History. Acts 1989, No. 464, § 1.

Chapter 71 Trademarks and Labels

Research References

Am. Jur. 74 Am. Jur. 2d, Trademark, § 1 et seq.

ALR.

Trademark licensor's liability for injury or death allegedly due to defect in licensed product, 90 A.L.R.4th 981.

C.J.S. 87 C.J.S., Trademarks, etc., § 2 et seq.

Subchapter 1 — General Provisions

4-71-101 — 4-71-114. [Repealed.]

Publisher's Notes. This subchapter was repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1553, § 4. The subchapter was derived from the following sources:

4-71-101. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-539.

4-71-102. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-552.

4-71-103. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-547.

4-71-104. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-540.

4-71-105. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-541; 1989, No. 894, § 1.

4-71-106. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-542.

4-71-107. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-548.

4-71-108. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-543; 1989, No. 894, § 2.

4-71-109. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-546.

4-71-110. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-544.

4-71-111. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-545.

4-71-112. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-549.

4-71-113. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-550.

4-71-114. Acts 1967, No. 81, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-551.

For present law, see § 4-71-201 et seq.

Subchapter 2 — Registration and Protection

Research References

Ark. L. Rev.

Lyon & Look, How Intellectual Property Impacts a Commercial Law Practice: Trademarks and Service Marks, 51 Ark. L. Rev. 459.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2014–2020 · leading case: Rico Indus., Inc. v. TLC Grp., Inc., 2014 IL App (1st) 131522 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014).
Rico Indus., Inc. v. TLC Grp., Inc., 2014 IL App (1st) 131522 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “Ark. Code Ann. § 4-70-306 (West 2012); 820 ILCS 120/3 (West 2012).”
Rico Indus., Inc. v. TLC Grp., Inc., 2018 IL App (1st) 172279 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “" Ark. Code Ann. § 4-70-306 (West 2012). Thus, we must determine which law applies.”
Rico Indus., Inc. v. TLC Grp., Inc., 2018 IL App (1st) 172279 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “” Ark. Code Ann. § 4-70-306 (West 2012). Thus, we must determine which law applies.”
Rico Indus., Inc. v. TLC Grp., Inc., 2014 IL App (1st) 131522 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “Ark. Code Ann. § 4-70-306 (West 2012); 820 ILCS 120/3 -3- (West 2012).”
Sims v. Little Rock Plastic Surgery PA (E.D. Ark. 2020). · cites it 3× “Plaintiff concedes in her response that she is not entitled to statutory damages pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 4-70-306 for Defendant’s failure to pay her the commissions she alleges she is owed.”
4M Design Resources, Inc. v. Yell Steel Enter. Co Inc. (W.D. Ark. 2018). “§ 4-70-306 . Importantly, the ASRCA only holds a “principal” liable for damages, and a principal is one who: (A) Does not have a permanent or fixed place of business in this state; (B) Manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a product for sale to customers who purchase…”
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