Reality TV personality Erika Jayne is once again making headlines as another major legal battle connected to her past financial dealings appears to be coming to an end.

Earlier this year, several former business partners filed a lawsuit against the reality star and multiple defendants, claiming they were involved in financial misconduct linked to companies associated with her estranged husband, attorney Tom Girardi. The plaintiffs argued that money had been mishandled and that some investors may have been victims of fraud.

According to attorneys involved in the dispute, both sides had originally planned to fight it out in court and go to trial later this summer. However, just weeks before the trial was expected to begin, the parties reportedly decided to cut a deal and privately settle the matter instead.

The case included several complicated litigation claims connected to financial records and business agreements. At one point, investigators issued a subpoena requesting documents pertaining to payments made between companies tied to the controversy.

Although Erika Jayne was not accused of personally stealing money, some of the allegations focused on whether she benefited from funds connected to the wider scandal. Her legal team strongly denied wrongdoing and argued that the claims against her lacked evidence.

Meanwhile, Girardi continues to serve a prison term after being convicted in a separate criminal case involving former clients who claimed they had been defrauded. Legal experts say his conviction brought even more public attention to the already controversial situation surrounding the couple.

Now that both sides have agreed to settle, attorneys say the remaining case could be dismissed before any public trial takes place. For now, the agreement appears to bring another phase of the years-long scandal surrounding the former celebrity couple to a close.