In August, the Browns announced their intentions to move to Brook Park, which is about 13 miles southwest of the current stadium, because it was “their most compelling option.” The team described it as a $2.4 billion project, which was later revealed to include a domed stadium.

Mayor Justin Bibb is firing a law firm that was helping Cleveland raise funds for waterfront development as well as ballpark and arena repairs — since that law firm is now representing Brook Park as it tries to attract the Cleveland Browns.

The city has sued the team over the proposed move out of Cleveland to a domed stadium in Brook Park. The lawsuit arises under the Modell Law, which was enacted after the late Art Modell moved the Browns to Baltimore in 1996.

The city of Cleveland on Jan. 14 filed a lawsuit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court aimed at preventing the Browns from leaving downtown to play in a proposed domed stadium in Brook Park

The city has filed a state law suit against the Browns, invoking the Modell Law. The state law puts up obstacles for teams wishing to leave taxpayer-funded facilities.

With the future of the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland proper up in the air, the city has moved to initiate a legal fight. Cleveland filed a lawsuit against the Browns Tuesday accusing the team of violating the "Modell Law,

The City of Cleveland returned fire Tuesday in its battle with the Haslam Sports Group. The city filed a lawsuit in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas asking for one of two things: that the team be offered for purchase by local buyers to prevent the move to Brook Park or that the company negotiate its exit from the city.

Cleveland’s fight to keep the Browns from moving from downtown and into a proposed dome in the suburbs has taken yet another legal turn.

The fight over where the Cleveland Browns will play its home games in the future landed in court on Tuesday. Cleveland city officials, as expected, filed a lawsuit against Browns over the team’s planned move to Brook Park after the 2028 season.

The city of Cleveland has filed a lawsuit to stop the Browns from leaving their lakefront stadium and building a domed stadium in suburban Brook Park.