Reimers-Hild v. State

The coverage required by Nebraska’s Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance Coverage Act 1 does not apply to “[b]odily injury, sickness, disease, or death of the insured with respect to which the applicable statute of limitations has expired on the insured’s claim against the uninsured or underinsured motorist.” 2 The question presented in this case is whether a statute of limitations can be said to “expire” if the insured settles his or her claim against the alleged tort-feasor within the statutory limitations period, but does not file a complaint against the tort-feasor within the…