密歇根新闻广播 Nassar的受害者提出新的索赔

In May, a settlement was reached between Michigan State University and 333 women and girls who were abused by former MSU sports doctor Larry Nassar. The settlement included $425 million for survivors¹ who came forward before the settlement was signed, and $75 million for any victims who come forward later on.

Some women in the latter group, however, face a fast approaching deadline: September 10th, 2018.

"If that window is missed, many of the claimants will be unable to make any type of recovery,"said Michael Pitt, a civil rights attorney in Royal Oak who is representing five women who were not part of the original settlement.

The deadline was set by bills passed earlier this year by the Michigan Legislature that changed statutes² of limitations for sexual assault cases.

Pitt joined Stateside to talk about the difference between the two settlement funds, the legislation governing the deadline, and the legal process for the women Pitt represents.

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 statutes   

成文法( statute的名词复数 )； 法令； 法规； 章程

参考例句：

• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Each agency is also restricted by the particular statutes governing its activities. 各个机构的行为也受具体法令限制。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法