Retired librarian calls lawsuit against author Brown bogus

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) -- A retired librarian who helped novelist Dan Brown conduct research for the mega-selling thriller "The Da Vinci Code" said a lawsuit accusing Brown of stealing ideas from other writers is bogus.
Stan Planton, 58, a retired head librarian at Ohio University-Chillicothe, said that he's puzzled by the court case, which began this week in London.
Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, two of the authors of the 1982 nonfiction book "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail," are suing Random House. They claim that parts of their work formed the basis of Brown's 2003 novel, which has sold more than 40 million copies and has been made into a film starring Tom Hanks, which is scheduled to open May 19.
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