Statute of Limitations for Premises Liability / Slip and Fall in Nebraska

Overview

In Nebraska, the statute of limitations (“SOL”) for many premises-liability claims (including slip-and-fall type injuries) is generally 5 years under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-919.

If you’re trying to figure out whether you have time to act, the practical question is usually: what is the last day to file under the general/default rule? DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator can help you estimate the end date based on the key dates in your timeline.

Limitation period

Nebraska’s general SOL period is 5 years for covered actions under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-919. This is the default rule used in this guide because no claim-type-specific slip-and-fall sub-rule was found in the provided jurisdiction data.

What “5 years” means in practice

An SOL deadline is typically measured from a legally relevant start/accrual date (often described in everyday terms as the date of injury or the date the claim accrued). In many slip-and-fall situations, people start with the incident date as the working assumption, but the “true” accrual date can depend on the facts.

That’s why it helps to approach the calculator as timeline planning: you enter the start date you believe applies, then you check whether any accrual or tolling issues might move that start date.

Example timeline (how the output changes)

Here’s a simple illustration of how the estimated deadline shifts when you change the start date (assuming the default 5-year period):

If later facts suggest a different accrual/start date (or a legal adjustment to the timing), the end date will move accordingly.

Inputs you’ll usually need

To use DocketMath effectively, collect the dates that are likely to matter:

• Incident date (date of the slip/fall)
• Injury discovery date (only if delayed discovery concepts are relevant to your situation)
• Filing date (optional, but useful for checking whether you’re inside the estimated window)

DocketMath then projects the estimated SOL end date using the statute’s 5-year duration under the default approach.

Key exceptions

Nebraska’s general 5-year rule under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-919 is the baseline. However, the “exceptions” you may need to consider fall into a few common categories:

• A different statute applies to your specific claim or defendant
• Tolling doctrines pause or extend the deadline when permitted by law
• Accrual timing differs from the incident date based on the facts

Because this page is based on the provided jurisdiction data and reflects only the general/default period, treat “exceptions” as a checklist for whether something might change the timing.

Check whether a special regime might apply

Use this quick screening list:

• ☐ Is the defendant a government entity (city, county, state agency, or similar)?
  Public-entity matters can involve additional notice requirements and different timing rules.
• ☐ Is there a statutory cause of action with its own limitation period?
  Some claims are governed by specific statutes rather than general injury-related SOL rules.
• ☐ Is there a tolling situation relevant to Nebraska law?
  Tolling can pause or extend deadlines when the law recognizes it.

Practical timeline impact

When an exception applies, it typically affects one of two things:

• The start date (when the clock begins), or
• The end date (when the SOL expires), often by tolling the period

DocketMath can’t decide whether an exception legally applies to your case, but it can help you visualize how different start dates (and the default 5-year span) change the estimated end date while you research the legal details.

Statute citation

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-919 provides the general/default SOL period of 5 years for covered actions.

Jurisdiction source:
https://law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/chapter-13/statute-13-919/

This guide treats Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-919 as the default premises-liability / slip-and-fall SOL because no claim-type-specific sub-rule was found in the supplied jurisdiction data. If your situation involves a different cause of action or special defendant category, another statute may control.

Use the calculator

Use DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations tool to calculate your estimated SOL end date from the relevant timeline dates.

Start here: **/tools/statute-of-limitations

Then:

1. Select Nebraska (US-NE).
2. Enter your start date (commonly the incident/injury date).
3. If applicable, enter an adjusted start date you believe could control the accrual (for example, a different accrual date based on facts).
4. Compare the estimated SOL end date to your planned filing date.

What to expect from the output

You’ll typically see:

• a projected expiration date based on the 5-year period under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-919, and
• the ability to test “what-if” timing changes by adjusting your input dates.

Even small date changes can shift the estimated end date by a similar amount, because the default approach is a fixed 5-year period.

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