Cleveland fires law firm

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost files suit to dismiss Browns lawsuit over Modell Law
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has requested a pause or dismissal of the Browns lawsuit against the City of Cleveland regarding the Modell Law.
Cleveland files 'Modell Law' lawsuit to block Browns' move to Brook Park
Cleveland made good on its promise and is suing the Browns over the NFL franchises plan to move the team to Brook Park. The lawsuit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court alleges the Browns are ignoring the state’s Modell Law,
Cleveland fires law firm after it agrees to assist Brook Park on Browns 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.
Browns, City of Cleveland spar over Modell Law threat
The letter, from head Thompson Hine attorney Anthony White, makes clear that team owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam are ready to directly challenge the validity of the Modell Law — something that hasn't been done since the law was passed in 1996 — via the lawsuit the team filed against the city in October 2024,
City of Cleveland fires latest legal volley in battle over the Cleveland Browns move
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.
Browns sued by city of Cleveland over plans to move to new stadium in Brook Park
The city of Cleveland filed a lawsuit against the Browns to prevent the team’s planned move to a new domed stadium in Brook Park, Ohio. In the complaint, filed Tuesday in Cuyahoga County (Ohio), the city alleges that a Browns move would violate the Modell Law — an Ohio law that placed conditions on how teams can leave their publicly financed facilities.
Browns Sued by City of Cleveland over Proposed Move to Build Stadium in Suburbs
The city of Cleveland has filed a lawsuit against the Browns over the team's proposed move to a new stadium in the Brook Park suburb. In the lawsuit filed
Cleveland sues the Browns over proposed move to Brook Park
Before it can be Cleveland Browns vs. the world, we'll be dealing with Cleveland vs. the 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,
Attorney General Dave Yost weighs in on Modell law battle
As the Cleveland Browns set their sights on the suburbs, Ohio’s top cop is weighing in on the escalating fight over the ...
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'You can't take the money and run': City of Cleveland sues the Browns over Modell law
The lawsuit comes just a few months after the Browns filed their own complaint challenging the constitutionality of the state ...
What is Modell Law? How the OH state law could stop the Cleveland Browns from relocating.
The City of Cleveland is enforcing the state's Modell Law against Browns owners to keep the team downtown. Here's how it ...
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Bibb invokes 'Modell Law' with Browns, sets deadline for response
Bibb closes the letter by telling the Browns that if they do not respond to the letter by January 9, 2025, or "do not intend ...
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Cleveland intends to invoke Modell Law to keep Browns from moving, Bibb tells Haslams
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb has sent a letter to the Cleveland Browns, telling them the city intends to enforce the Modell Law, which gives the city or local residents the ...
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The Browns 'are wrong': Attorney General Dave Yost weighs in on Modell law battle
In a new legal filing, Yost says the fight over the Modell law - and whether it applies to the Browns and their Brook Park stadium plans - should play out in state court ...