Jury instructions regarding expert witnesses are outlined in Arkansas’s Model Civil Jury Instructions, Rule 107. Ark. Model Jury Instr. Civil 107 (2016). This rule instructs the jury that experts are individuals who have special education or expertise related to the subject of their testimony. Id. Additionally, the rule instructs that expert witnesses are permitted to testify as to their opinion on the matter at hand based on their expertise. Id. The jury is not required to accept expert testimony as “conclusive” and should instead determine how much weight to give each expert’s testimony. Id. Additionally, if the jury feels an expert’s testimony is unreasonable, the jury can disregard the testimony. Id.

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