Marisa Tomei Sued Over Leak in Greenwich Village Building

Director John Waters is one of the neighbors who's sustained damage in his apartment, the suit states

Friday, Feb 3, 2012 | Updated 6:24 AM EDT

Marisa Tomei Sued Over Leak in Village Building

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A lawsuit is claiming that a leak from Marisa Tomei's New York City apartment has damaged the homes of two downstairs neighbors, including director John Waters.

Representatives for the Academy Award-winning actress didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

The neighbors' insurance companies filed the suit this week in a Manhattan court. The suit says the "My Cousin Vinny" actress' "negligence" caused a September 2010 leak that left more than $128,000 in damage at the building in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.

Waters said in an email that the case is a standard insurance claim completely out of his hands with no animosity between Tomei and himself.

The insurers' lawyer didn't immediately return a call.