Cop widow wins 3 million,Atlanta police officer William Martinez died during a round of three-way sex at a motel three years ago. On May 29, 2012, a judge has determined that the cop's wife, who was not present at the ménage a trois, should be awarded $3 million in a medical malpractice suit.

The police officer's widow, Sugeidy Martinez, lost a cheating husband but ended up winning $3 million medical malpractice case against Lawrenceville Doctor Sreenivasulu Gangasani and the Cardiovascular Group.

The lawsuit claims that Martinez, 31, should not have been having sex and was improperly treated by his doctor for high blood pressure, chest pains, shortness of breath and irregular heartbeat prior to his motel romp.

In March, Martinez, 31, fell off the bed while having sex with a male friend and another woman in a motel near the Atlanta airport on March 12, 2009. He could not be revived and was pronounced dead at South Fulton Medical Center, with the cause of death declared as "atheroschlerotic coronary artery disease."

Widow Sugeidy Martinez' attorneys had to convince a Gwinnett County jury to not factor in the dead man's three-way sexcapade and have sympathy for the family of the dead cop.

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 a Gwinnett County jury agreed with, finding Dr. Gangasani "negligent." However, the verdict also found the police officer partially responsible for his own death, reducing the initial $5 million award down to $3 million.

Martinez' family attorney Dr. Rod Edmond tells 11AliveNews, "The type of sex that he was engaged in is the type that's totally unacceptable to our community ... But the fact of the matter is this man could have died running on the treadmill, running after a criminal."

Dr. Gangasani's attorney, Page Powell, issued a statement on behalf of the physician stating, "Dr. Gangasani also gave Mr. Martinez appropriate medications, including aspirin, nitroglycerin, and cholesterol-lowering medications ... while Mr. Martinez's death was a tragedy, it could have been prevented if he had simply followed Dr. Gangasani's recommendations and instructions."

Attorney Gary Lovell Jr., who represented Gangasani and CardioVascular Group, spoke to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the outcome of the medical malpractice suit and stated, "We’re definitely going to appeal the verdict and the judgment."

source: examiner