PONTIAC, MI-Each side of the Detroit Lions-Pontiac Silverdome lawsuit either won or lost at a recent court hearing, depending on which side you take. The Lions are locked in legal battle to leave the Pontiac Silverdome to start the 2002 NFL season at the new Ford Field stadium in Downtown Detroit.

The new $300-million, 1.3-million-sf Ford Field is under construction next to the Detroit Tigers’ new ballpark, Comerica Park, along Woodward Avenue.

The Silverdome, on Opdyke Road, is owned by the City of Pontiac. The Lions are owned by the Ford family, of Ford Motor Co. fame.

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