Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-211 (2026)

Invasion of privacy; statute of limitations

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An action for invasion of privacy must be brought within one year of the date the cause of action arose.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: C.E. v. Prairie Fields Fam. Med., 287 Neb. 667 (Neb. 2014).
C.E. v. Prairie Fields Fam. Med., 287 Neb. 667 (Neb. 2014). · cites it 2× “He said he heard a rumor while he was at a bar one afternoon 1 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-211 (Reissue 2012). Nebraska Advance Sheets C.”
Wadman v. State, 510 N.W.2d 426 (Neb. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “The district court found that the 1-year statute of limitations under § 20-211 had run prior to the filing of appellant’s petition.”
Carlson v. Chain, 490 N.W.2d 469 (Neb. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 20-211 (Reissue 1991) provides that an action for invasion of privacy must be brought within 1 year.”
Webb v. Franken (D. Neb. 2022). · cites it 2× “First, for the reasons stated above with regard to Plaintiff’s defamation/libel/slander claim, the statute of limitations for a false-light claim is one year from the date the cause of action arose, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-211 , making Plaintiff’s false-light claim time-barred.”
Soto-Elliott v. Shipley (D. Neb. 2025). “§ 20-211 (action for invasion of privacy must be brought within one year).”
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