A court has rejected a New York surgeon's claim that he should get $1.5 million in his divorce settlement because he donated a kidney to his wife. Dr. Richard Batista held a news conference last month, claiming he was entitled to the kidney compensation ...

Never mind the broken heart, a New York divorcee has told his ex -- she'd better return his kidney. Long Island surgeon Richard Batista says he donated one of his kidneys to his wife Dawnell Batista eight years ago and that she repaid the gift by cheating on him and filing for divorce, New York dailies reported. Batista's lawyer ...

A Long Island surgeon embroiled in a nearly four-year divorce proceeding wants his estranged wife to return the kidney he donated to her, although he says he'll settle for $1.5 million in compensation. Dr. Richard Batista, a surgeon at Nassau ...