Mark Cuban considers lawsuit against new Mavericks owner amid public power struggle

Amid a very public power dispute, Mark Cuban could be considering legal action against the Dallas Mavericks' owner over his role with the team.Mark Cuban files petitionCompanies belonging to Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban have filed a Rule 202 petition, according to Dallas court documents.The petition, first reported by Mike Fisher of mavsroundtable.com, asks for information regarding "the financing of a new Dallas Mavericks arena at Valley View and the exploration and identification of locations for the new arena, among other things."No lawsuit has officially been filed, but Rule 202 petitions are often precursors to official legal action.Mavs power struggleThe petition comes as Cuban is engaged in a public power struggle with the Mavs' current majority owner, Patrick Dumont.Cuban's petition claims he was left out of negotiations involving the Mavericks' planned move to a new arena in Far North Dallas at the former Valley View Mall site, despite having a 27% stake in the t