City of Cleveland sparks ugly legal dispute with Browns over NFL franchise's $2.4bn new home 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 City of Cleveland (Mayor Justin Bibb pictured left) has sued the Cleveland Browns (owner Jimmy Haslam pictured right) of the team's plans to move stadiums.
Last year, the Cleveland Browns announced plans to build a new domed stadium in a Cleveland suburb.
It's the latest twist in a struggle that has history and familiarity to Browns fans, who felt betrayed in 1995 when late owner Art Modell, unable to strike a deal with the city to get a new stadium, moved the franchise to Baltimore.
The Browns have plans to build a $2.4bn domed stadium in the Cleveland suburb of Book Park.
