Nebraska law

Product Liability Laws in Nebraska.

Nebraska applies strict product liability for design, manufacturing, and warning defects. The product liability statute of limitations is 4 years with a 10-year statute of repose from first sale or lease — not tolled for minors. Nebraska has no specific product-liability damages cap (except for medical products under HMLA). Nebraska's constitutional punitive-damages prohibition applies. Nebraska uses the consumer-expectations test and risk-utility analysis for design defects.

Last verified: 2026-04-17

State law

Statute of Limitations

4 years; 10-year statute of reposeNeb. Rev. Stat. § 25-224

4-year statute from date of injury. 10-year statute of repose bars action more than 10 years after the product was first sold or leased. The statute of repose is NOT tolled for minors.

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Damage Caps

Compensatory Damages: No cap (general)

Nebraska does not cap compensatory damages in general product-liability cases.

Punitive Damages: Constitutionally prohibitedNeb. Const. art. VII, § 5

Punitive damages are constitutionally prohibited in Nebraska.

State law

Key Nebraska Statutes

Strict Product LiabilityNebraska common law (Restatement (Second) Torts § 402A)

Product sellers are liable if the product was in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer. Defect types: design, manufacturing, warning.

Design Defect TestNebraska common law

Nebraska uses both consumer-expectations and risk-utility analyses for design-defect claims.

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Official Sources

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