Komar v. State

This case involves a dispute over the calculation of the 2-year statute of limitations under the State Tort Claims Act (STCA). The district court for Douglas County dismissed the action as time barred, and the Nebraska Court of Appeals affirmed. On further review, we agree the claim is time barred and affirm the dismissal.

*612 BACKGROUND

According to the allegations of the complaint, on January 15, 2013, Stacey L. Komar learned that an employee of the State of Nebraska had accessed her electronically stored medical records without her permission. Approximately 17 months later, on June 27, 2014,…