BBsGarage
BBsGarage HalfDork
1/8/09 7:31 a.m.

http://www.news12.com/LI/topstories/article?id=223513

(01/07/09) GARDEN CITY - A Ronkonkoma man who donated a kidney to his wife is now suing her to get it back after the marriage turned sour.

Dr. Richard Batista, a surgeon at Nassau University Medical Center, donated the kidney in 2001 when his wife was sick. He says sometime after the transplant, he found out she had an affair.

Dominic Barbara, Batista’s attorney, says in theory, his client is asking for the return of the kidney. However, the doctor says he will accept the monetary value of the organ, which Barbara says is $1.5 million. The lawyer says that amount includes the wife’s medical costs and her loss of employment had she not been able to get the transplant.

Medical experts agree it is not likely Batista will get the kidney or the money. News 12 Long Island left several messages for Mrs. Batista's lawyer to find out her side of the story, but received no response.

SoloSonett
SoloSonett Reader
1/8/09 7:32 a.m.

Lot's of disscusion this AM on the Stern show about this!

Gearhead_42
Gearhead_42 HalfDork
1/8/09 7:41 a.m.

$1.5 million the going rate for a kidney? Hell, I've got two....

mistanfo
mistanfo Dork
1/8/09 8:11 a.m.

Wow, you could enter the 20XX Challenge for the rest of your years with that sort of cash!

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/8/09 8:56 a.m.
Gearhead_42 wrote: $1.5 million the going rate for a kidney? Hell, I've got two....

I'll sell one as well! It's a relatively safe and honest way to make that much money.

Also in the guy's defense, it's some cold E36 M3 when you give your wife a kidney and she can't be kind enough to not cheat on you in return.

neon4891
neon4891 SuperDork
1/8/09 9:35 a.m.

I guess it is better than cutting her open and taking it back on his own.

gamby
gamby SuperDork
1/8/09 9:37 a.m.
SoloSonett wrote: Lot's of disscusion this AM on the Stern show about this!

I'll catch it on the replay.

Mental
Mental SuperDork
1/8/09 9:44 a.m.

My wife has threatened the same with my man vegtables. The way she sees it, they're hers and if I cheat, she'll want them back.

mtn
mtn Dork
1/8/09 9:47 a.m.

Go to the Philippines. Thats where the kidney market is.

nickel_dime
nickel_dime HalfDork
1/8/09 2:33 p.m.

My kidneys should be in great shape. I keep them regularly flushed with beer.

captainzib
captainzib Reader
1/8/09 2:51 p.m.

My first impression of this was, wow, when you do something nice like save someone's life, you do it with good intentions, not for reward. But then, how is this chick gonna go and cheat on him after what he did for her. She is a kunt.

Volksroddin
Volksroddin HalfDork
1/8/09 5:47 p.m.
mtn wrote: Go to the Philippines. Thats where the kidney market is.

sweet how much for airplain tickets. Since this for bussness I can write off, huh? Hell I birng the famly and make more money!!! Challenge cars for every one Woo Hoo!!!!

mel_horn
mel_horn HalfDork
1/8/09 7:17 p.m.
BBsGarage wrote: He says sometime after the transplant, he found out she had an affair.

Obviously she was feeling a lot better.

Hey, he's a surgeon, right? REPO!

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