Manhattan actress Jennifer Betit Yen, 48, is suing the owners and developers of her 43-story New York City building for $1 million, claiming she suffered facial damage due to the floor-to-ceiling windows in her $6.2 million apartment.
Yen and her husband, film producer J. Peyton Worley, 47, purchased the 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom apartment in November 2021. The apartment boasts stunning views of the East River. "The exterior walls are all floor-to-ceiling windows," the lawsuit states.
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Jennifer Betit Yen and her husband live in the multi-million dollar apartment with floor-to-ceiling windows. Photo: Facebook |
Jennifer Betit Yen and her husband live in the multi-million dollar apartment with floor-to-ceiling windows. Photo: Facebook
The couple filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleging that representatives of the Soloviev Building Co. and the building's management repeatedly assured them the apartment offered "100% UV protection".
Yen, a melanoma survivor, said she repeatedly questioned building representatives about UV radiation protection.
In a blog post last year, the actress and TV host wrote, "I am in the surreal situation of unknowingly sitting in what I thought was the safety of my own home, bathing in potentially deadly UV rays every day during peak sunlight hours."
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The 43-story building on First Avenue in Manhattan. Photo: NYP |
The 43-story building on First Avenue in Manhattan. Photo: NYP
On 27/6, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge dismissed Yen's lawsuit, stating she failed to demonstrate negligence on the part of the defendants.
The building developers argued that Yen and her husband signed a purchase agreement acknowledging they were not relying on "any promotional brochures, sales websites, representations, warranties, or promises" when they bought the apartment. They called the lawsuit "baseless".
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