Two ex-Ohio politicians have filed a class action lawsuit seeking to stop the Cleveland Browns' plan to build a stadium using Ohioans' unclaimed public funds, according to court documents obtained Monday by Michelle Jarbee and Drew Scofield of WEWS-TV in Cleveland.
DannLaw, a firm based in the suburb of Lakewood, Ohio, filed the suit against the state's director of commerce, superintendent of the division of unclaimed funds, treasurer, and facilities construction commission executive director. It calls the Browns' scheme "unconstitutional and unlawful misappropriation of private property" and seeks an injunction in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to stop it.
