Time Warner has already set aside $500 million to pay for a potential settlement, which is not expected to have any material impact on the company.

A Boeing spokesman declined to comment yesterday on the size of any potential settlement.

A potential settlement had been under discussion for several days.

A potential Romano-British settlement has also been identified near the river banks.

The officials would not discuss the amount of a potential settlement with Aon.

It identifies areas of existing or potential urban settlement where housing is encouraged.

That is well below the estimate of $10 billion that some lawyers were looking at as a potential total settlement in the case.

Lawyers for Associated Universities declined to comment on a potential settlement.

The potential settlement could involve a substantial payment by Mr. Strong, these people said.

It's important for both sides to work hard to create the conditions of a potential settlement.