Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Arkansas

Re: Contract issue

You can request that the court dismiss your case based on lack of jurisdiction, due to the contract. I hope that you have filed an Answer to the Complaint stating such. You will need to include in your Answer any such issues you wish to raise, and that you are only answering to object to such. There are a couple other issues that need to be addressed with your Answer. There is a possibility that you won't file an Answer, but respond later. But you must discuss this with an attorney. There are several pitfalls that could give them a verdict against you if you don't follow the exact letter of the law, when objecting or answering. Please contact a lawyer to let him help you Answer the Complaint.

As far as the arbitration clause, that would be another argument to make. It is very possible that the judge would uphold the need for arbitration first, depending on the contract.

There are a lot of issues to your questions. I would strongly advise retaining a lawyer to help you sort through this. You will need to do this quickly since there is limited time to Answer the Complaint.