A person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator, or whose claim has not been acted upon within ninety (90) days after its filing, may bring an action to establish the claim in the superior court, naming the administrator as a defendant. The action must be brought within ninety (90) days after the decision of the administrator or within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the filing of the claim if he or she has failed to act on it. The action shall be tried de novo without a jury.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-21.1-26