The last lawsuit over the failed Carolina Panthers site in South Carolina is now over, with York County officials saying it’s time to end their legal claim against the city of Rock Hill over alleged an breach of contract, according to court records, the York County manager, and the county’s legal team.
A bankruptcy deal finalized in December 2022 officially ended the project, which would have moved the team’s headquarters and practice site from Charlotte to Rock Hill off Interstate 77. The project ended in a dispute over money after the company created by Panthers owner David Tepper to build the site declared bankruptcy.
A federal judge approved the bankruptcy deal in December 2022 that officially ended the project. However, York County had filed a lawsuit after construction stopped earlier in 2022 that alleged Rock Hill was obligated to issue at least $135 million in bonds. The city denied it was required to issue any bonds and the lawsuit remained pending, even though the bankruptcy was finished…