US NEWS FBN-HARDY-CHARGES-DROPPED 3 CH

Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy walks to a parking deck from the Mecklenburg County Courthouse with the media seeking comment on Feb. 9, 2015 in Charlotte, N.C. Hardy's domestic-abuse case was abruptly dismissed Monday because his accuser is believed to have reached an undisclosed civil settlement with Hardy could not be found to testify. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS)