A doctor from Long Island, Dr. Richard Batista, is asking that his ex-wife Dawnell Batista returns his kidney or pay him $1.5 million in compensation.
In 2001, Batista donated one of his kidney to his then wife after she suffered a life threatening kidney failure.
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Batista was a perfect match and he decided to give to her out of love. Dawnell underwent the surgery successfully and regained her health.
The love story took a twisted fate in 2005 after Baptist discovered Dawnell’s affair. She had been cheating on her husband with her physical therapist.
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Batista filed for divorce in 2007. As part of compensation, Batista filed a lawsuit against Dawnell.
He demanded either $1.5 million (the estimated black-market value of a kidney) or she returns the kidney itself.
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He argued that the kidney was a conditional gift that he gave his wife under the expectation their marriage will last a life time.
After a series of contentious legal battle, case was ultimately dismissed in court because organ donation laws prohibit treating donated organs as property subject to return or compensation.
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In a 2009 TV interview with Inside Edition, Batista reaffirmed his stance. He added that he was only going to drop the charges if his kidney was returned.