Is there an option to just end the partnership instead of suing for damages?

Yes, through a legal process called judicial dissolution, available specifically in situations where the underlying business genuinely cannot continue operating effectively given the state of the dispute between partners, and pursuing this remedy reshapes the entire structure and goal of your case, from seeking damages to seeking an actual winding-up of the business itself.

This remedy is frequently paired with what's called a buyout right, a mechanism that allows the other partner to avoid the dissolution process entirely by instead purchasing your ownership interest at its fair value. In practice, the credible threat of pursuing judicial dissolution sometimes carries more genuine negotiating leverage than the underlying financial damages claim itself, since dissolution threatens the continued existence of the business as a whole, which can motivate a resolution that a straightforward damages claim alone might not.