An art scholar from the art museum of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia, yesterday took on the author and publisher of the blockbuster novel The Da Vinci Code, choosing Nashville as the battleground.
Dr. Mikhail Anikin followed through on threats made more than a year ago to sue author Dan Brown and publisher Random House for supposedly stealing the concept of a "Da Vinci code" from him. Nashville lawyer Kline Preston, who studied in St. Petersburg back when it was still known as Leningrad, brought the legal action on behalf of Anikin in Nashville's federal court. Preston discussed his intention of filing the lawsuit with Nashville Post Co.'s "Nashville Attorney" last December.
A copy of the complaint is available at this link.
The Law |
Litigation |
Daniel G. Brown |
Mikhail Anikin |
G. Kline Preston IV |
Random House Inc.
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