Statute of Limitations on Claims

Civil

Note: Most of the civil statutes of limitations are in Title 25 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes. You can scroll through the laws in this Chapter to find the statute of limitations for civil claims or "causes of action" not listed below.

Description	Statute
Assault and Battery, 1 year	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-208
Contract (in writing), 5 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-205(1)
Contract (oral or not in writing), 4 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-206
False Imprisonment, 1 year	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-208
Fraud, 4 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-207(4)
Enforcing Court Judgments, 5 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 25-205(1) and 25-1515
Legal Malpractice, 2 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-222
Libel, year	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-208
Medical Malpractice, 2 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-208
Personal Injury, 4 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-207(3)
Product Liability, 4 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-207(3)
Property Damage, 4 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-207(2)
Slander, 1 year	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-208
Trespass, 4 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-207(1)
Wrongful Death, 2 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 30-810