The talk will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, at Forbes Library. Harr's book, which is the basis for a film starring John Travolta to be released on Christmas Day, tells the story of Jan Schlichtmann, a young lawyer who spent nine years representing eight families from Woburn, Mass., who claimed that their children got leukemia from drinking water poisoned with toxic chemicals dumped by local companies. Of the settlement, the Woburn families saw less than half the money. His wife is an art teacher at the Smith Campus School.
All lectures are open free to the public.
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