photo the parties are scheduled to appear next week before justice douglas e. mckeon in state supreme court in the bronx , the people said .
the allegation seemed to let loose a spiral of accusations dominique strauss - kahn and the hotel housekeeper who accused him of sexually assaulting her last year have quietly reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit she brought against him stemming from the case , which made international headlines , people with knowledge of the matter said thursday .
one of the people with knowledge of the matter had cautioned on thursday that no settlement had yet been signed .
mr. strauss - kahn ’s lawyer , william w. taylor iii , said in a telephone interview on friday morning that the french reports were “ completely false ” and that the $ 6 million figure “ is off by orders of magnitude , ” but he would not elaborate and details of the agreement could not immediately be determined .
former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss - kahn and a hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her have reached an agreement to settle her lawsuit , likely ending a legal saga that forced the onetime french presidential contender 's resignation and opened a floodgate of accusations against him , a person familiar with the case said thursday .
french media reported on friday that mr. strauss - kahn lawyer william w. taylor iii declined to comment .
diallo , made the as - yet - unsigned agreement within recent days , with bronx supreme court justice douglas mckeon facilitating that and a separate agreement to end another lawsuit diallo filed against the new york post , said the person , who spoke to the associated press on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private agreement .
ms. diallo ’s lawyer , kenneth p. thompson , declined to comment on friday morning .
a court date is expected next week , though the day was n't set , the person said .