Neb. Rev. Stat. » Chapter 20
Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-209 (2026)

Libel, slander, or invasion of privacy; one cause of action

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section NE-LEGnebraskalegislature.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel or slander or invasion of privacy or any other tort founded upon any single publication, exhibition, or utterance, such as any one issue of a newspaper or book or magazine or any one presentation to an audience or any one broadcast over radio or television or any one exhibition of a motion picture. Recovery in any action shall include all damages for any such tort suffered by the plaintiff in all jurisdictions.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1937–2024 · leading case: Timothy L. Ashford, PC LLO v. Roses, 984 N.W.2d 596 (Neb. 2023).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Timothy L. Ashford, PC LLO v. Roses, 984 N.W.2d 596 (Neb. 2023). · cites it 21× “By enacting Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-209 (Reissue 2022), the Legislature codified the single publication rule in Nebraska.”
Syring v. Archdiocese of Omaha, 317 Neb. 195 (Neb. 2024). · cites it 17× “Nebraska’s single publication rule, as codified in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-209 (Reissue 2022), applies to internet postings and publications.”
Neisius v. Henry, 9 N.W.2d 163 (Neb. 1943). · cites it 22× “” Appellant contends that a ten-year limitation is applicable as provided by section 20-209, Comp. St. 1929, as follows : “An action upon the official bond or undertaking of an executor, administrator, guardian, sheriff, or any other officer, or upon the bond or undertaking…”
Cnty. of Platte v. New Amsterdam Cas. Co., 6 F.R.D. 475 (D. Neb. 1946). · cites it 12× “From the nature of the allegations in the complaint, it is obvious that plaintiff is attempting to state facts from which relief may reasonably be granted upon the bonds—that is, a cause of action on the bonds.”
Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 549 A.2d 1187 (N.H. 1988). “06 (1987); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-209 (1983); Church, Etc.”
Sabrina W. v. Willman, 540 N.W.2d 364 (Neb. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “The relationship and nature of the causes of action for invasion of privacy and defamation are particularly spelled out in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-209 (Reissue 1991), which provides in significant part: “No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel or…”
Neisius v. Henry, 5 N.W.2d 291 (Neb. 1942). · cites it 2× “We are of the opinion that all amounts received by Henry more than ten years prior to July 12, 1940, the date of filing this suit, are barred by the provisions of section 20-209, Comp. St. 1929. It is further contended that the fact that the city was en *41 gaged in its…”
Bradford v. Am. Media Operations, Inc., 882 F. Supp. 1508 (E.D. Pa. 1995). “we now take the opportunity to adopt the following Uniform Single Publication Act"), error refused, no reversible error (1984).”
Ericsson v. Streitz, 273 N.W. 17 (Neb. 1937). · cites it 2× “We conclude that the liability of both appellants, as principal and surety on the bond sued upon, is original and primary, and as to time of commencement of action to be governed by the provisions of section 20-209, Comp. St. 1929, providing: “An action upon the official bond or…”
Lewis v. Craig, 463 N.W.2d 318 (Neb. 1990). · cites it 2× “” Plaintiff herein, in his third cause of action, contends his rights under Neb. Rev. Stat.”
Trackwell v. Cnty. of Lancaster (Neb. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “” See, also, Steinhausen v. HomeServices of Neb., 289 Neb.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.