A new legal filing from the North Carolina Superior Court dismissed most allegations between Orange Peel Events and its former business partner, Asheville Pizza & Brewing. That dismissal includes allegations of breaching fiduciary-duties and bad-faith-termination. But a complaint centering on Asheville Pizza’s alleged misreporting finances, will move forward.
Orange Peel Events and Asheville Pizza & Brewing have been tangled in a legal dispute since early January. The North Carolina Superior Court heard the case in mid-July.
The dispute centers around the music venue, Rabbit Rabbit, that the two companies launched together in 2020 in downtown Asheville. The outdoor venue was a popular place on the South Slope for performances in the aftermath of the pandemic and it brought in major acts like Willie Nelson, Jason Isbell and Bon Iver…